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Echinoidea (sea urchins)
Arbacia spatuligera (aboral)
Description
Aboral side: This animal probably prefers shallow, agitated water conditions: The ambital and oral spines are long and solid serving to wedge the animal between stones. The aboral spines are very short and stout giving only minimal resistance to the waves.
Diameter of test 62 mm, height 32 mm; Penco, Chile.
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Author
Schultz, Heinke
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Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
© 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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