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White Sea Urchin
Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
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White Sea Urchin
Scientific Name:
Tripneustes depressus
Class:
Echinoidea
Family:
Toxopneustidae
Category:
Sea Urchins
Also known as:
Brown Sea urchin
Size:
Up to to 5 in. (13 cm)
Distribution:
Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
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Rock-Boring Urchin
Pale Rock-Boring Urchin
Oblong Sea Urchin
Reef Urchin
Needle-Spined Urchin
Red Slate Pencil Urchin
Variable Fire Urchin
Longspine Heart Urchin
Bell's Sea Urchin (Juvenile)
Variegated Urchin
Jewel Urchin
Pebble Collector Urchin
Flower Urchin
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