Echinocardium mediterraneum (oral)
Description Oral side: The lateral, curved spines ate specialized for burrowing, the spines of the plastron are used for locomotion and are also curved.
Test length 39 mm; Algarve, Portugal.
Author Schultz, Heinke
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added on 2005-02-23668 viewsERMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Echinocardium mediterraneum (Forbes, 1844)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
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