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Echinoidea (sea urchins)
Mellita tenuis (juveniles)
Description
lnitially the ambulacral lunules appear as shallow notches at the margin (left). Later in ontogeny they become deeper and finally closed (right).
Test length of largest sample 26 mm; juvenile specimens; Naptes, Florida, USA.
Author
Schultz, Heinke
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Echinoidea taxa
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Mellita tenuis
H.L. Clark, 1940
checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24
From reference
Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
© 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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