Rock Urchin (Echinometra lucunter)

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Echinometra lucunter

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rock Urchin

Also known as: Rock-Boring Urchin, Atlantic Rock-Boring Urchin

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About

Max size

10 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Echinoidea

Order

Camarodonta

Family

Echinometridae

Where to find it

common

Antigua and Barbuda Dominican Republic Saint Kitts and Nevis

occasional

rare

Costa Rica (Caribbean)Jamaica Sint Maarten

Other species in Echinometridae

Reef Urchin (Echinometra viridis)

Echinometra viridis

Reef Urchin

Rock-Boring Urchin (Echinometra mathaei)

Echinometra mathaei

Rock-Boring Urchin

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