Location: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
White Sea Urchin
Tripneustes depressus
White Sea Urchin
Also known as: Brown Sea urchin
Category: Sea Urchins
Scientific Name: Tripneustes depressus
Size: Up to to 5 in. (13 cm)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
└Echinoidea (Class)
└Camarodonta (Order)
└Toxopneustidae (Family)
└Tripneustes (Genus)
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