Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Rose Flower Urchin
Toxopneustes roseus
Rose Flower Urchin
Category: Sea Urchins
Scientific Name: Toxopneustes roseus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
Echinodermata (Phylum) Echinoderms
└Echinozoa (Subphylum) Sea Urchins and Sea Cucumbers
 └Echinoidea (Class) Sea Urchins
  └Euechinoidea (Subclass)
   └Camarodonta (Order)
    └Toxopneustidae (Family)
     └Toxopneustes (Genus)
      └T. roseus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 513609🔗
iNaturalist ID: 195811🔗

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