Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Flower Urchin
Toxopneustes pileolus
Flower Urchin
Category: Sea Urchins
Scientific Name: Toxopneustes pileolus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 20-250 ft. (6-75 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Echinoidea (Class)
  └Camarodonta (Order)
   └Toxopneustidae (Family)
    └Toxopneustes (Genus)

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