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Name:
Common name:
Clypeaster rosaceus → Sea urchins, Echinoid
Synonym:
Clypeaster rosaceus → Echinus rosaceus, (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Clypeasteridae → Clypeaster → rosaceus → Clypeaster rosaceus → Linnaeus, 1758
Protection status:
Location:
Size of the specimen:
Length: 9,6 cm
Width: 7,2 cm
Height: 3,5 cm
Weight:
These sea urchins live on and in sandy bottoms and among seagrass in shallow coastal waters of the Caribbean. When alive, they are occupied by thousands of small brown hair-like spines. The calcareous shells are relatively thick-skinned and stable.
