Astropyga is a genus of sea urchins of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Astropyga was first scientifically described in 1855 by John Edward Gray.Astropyga ITISAstropyga NCBI
Species According to World Register of Marine Species: Image Scientific name Distribution Astropyga magnifica (Leske, 1778)Florida, U.S.A; Caribbean Astropyga nuptialis (Tommasi, 1958)San Pablo, Brazil Astropyga pulvinata (Lamarck, 1816)Eastern Pacific and Western Central Atlantic. Astropyga radiata (Leske, 1778)tropical Indo-Pacific region.
References
External links Astropyga Gray, 1825, p. 426.