Echinodiscus bisperforatus Pansy Shell, Keyhole Sand Dollar, Flat Urchin

Echinodiscus bisperforatus is commonly referred to as Pansy Shell, Keyhole Sand Dollar, Flat Urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

14710 

AphiaID:

212460 

Scientific:

Echinodiscus bisperforatus 

German:

Zwei-Loch Sanddollar 

English:

Pansy Shell, Keyhole Sand Dollar, Flat Urchin 

Category:

Zee-egels 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Echinolampadacea (Order) > Astriclypeidae (Family) > Echinodiscus (Genus) > bisperforatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Leske, 1778 

Occurrence:

East Africa, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Mayotte, Mozambique, Philippines, Red Sea, Singapore, South-Africa, Thailand 

Sea depth:

3 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.18" - 3.94" (3,9cm - 10,4cm) 

Temperature:

26,6 °F - 29,3 °F (26,6°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Detritus 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Echinodiscus andamanensis
• 
  Echinodiscus bisperforatus
  Zwei-Loch Sanddollar
• Echinodiscus kozhevnikovii
• Echinodiscus lesdainii
• Echinodiscus truncatus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-04-16 20:09:34 

Last edit:

2024-01-08 13:19:25 

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