West Indian Sea Egg (Tripneustes ventricosus)

Invertebrateverified

Tripneustes ventricosus

(Lamarck, 1816)

West Indian Sea Egg

Also known as: White Urchin, Sea Egg

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Taxonomy

Class

Echinoidea

Order

Camarodonta

Family

Toxopneustidae

Where to find it

common

Grenada Saint Kitts and Nevis

occasional

rare

Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Dominican Republic France (Martinique)Martinique Saint Lucia

Other species in Toxopneustidae

Bischofsmützenseeigel (Tripneustes gratilla)

Tripneustes gratilla

Bischofsmützenseeigel

Variable Sea Urchin (Lytechinus variegatus)

Lytechinus variegatus

Variable Sea Urchin

Violet Sea Urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis)

Sphaerechinus granularis

Violet Sea Urchin

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