Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Lanai, Hawaii
Lanai, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Collector Urchin
Tripneustes gratilla
Collector Urchin
Also known as: Cake's Urchin
Category: Sea Urchins
Scientific Name: Tripneustes gratilla
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)
Depth: 5-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
└Echinoidea (Class)
└Camarodonta (Order)
└Toxopneustidae (Family)
└Tripneustes (Genus)
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