Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

West Indian Sea Egg
Tripneustes ventricosus
West Indian Sea Egg
Category: Sea Urchins
Scientific Name: Tripneustes ventricosus
Size: 4 to 5 in. (10 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 0-30 ft. (0-10 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Echinoidea (Class)
  └Camarodonta (Order)
   └Toxopneustidae (Family)
    └Tripneustes (Genus)

Echinoderms
Sea Urchins

West Indian Sea Egg

Rough-Spined Urchin

East Pacific Slate Pencil Urchin

Slate Pencil Urchin

Radiant Sea Urchin

Radiant Sea Urchin (Juvenile)

Long-Spined Urchin

Savignyi's Longspine Urchin

Black Longspine Urchin

Banded Urchin

Blue-Black Urchin

Variable Fire Urchin

Red Heart Urchin

Longspine Heart Urchin

Shingle Sea Urchin

Rock-Boring Urchin

Pale Rock-Boring Urchin

Oblong Sea Urchin

Reef Urchin

Needle-Spined Urchin

Red Slate Pencil Urchin

Bell's Sea Urchin (Juvenile)

Variegated Urchin

Jewel Urchin

Pebble Collector Urchin

Flower Urchin

Rose Flower Urchin

White Sea Urchin

Collector Urchin



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