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Echinoidea (sea urchins)
Heterocentrotus mamillatus (aboral)
Description
Upper side: The primary spines are long and robust with a triangular point. They serve to wedge the echinoid between coral blocks in heavy water motion. The secondary spines are short cut.
Diameter with spines 136 mm; Hawaii.
Author
Schultz, Heinke
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Echinoidea taxa
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Heterocentrotus mamillatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24
From reference
Schultz, H. (2011). Sea urchins III: Worldwide regular de...
© 2011 Schultz, Heinke
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