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Echinostrephus molaris (oral)
Echinostrephus molaris (oral)
Description Underside: The spines are longest on the flattened aboral side. Using the short spines around the sides these urchins erode cylindrical funnels of 7 - 10 cm depth out of soft coral rock.
Diameter with spines 22 mm, height with spines 21 mm;
Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 183.81 kB - 1 107 x 1 123 pixels added on 2005-02-23234 viewsFrom reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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