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> Sea Urchins > Meoma ventricosa ventricosa
Updated 11/3/2013
Family
Brissidae
TROPICAL
WESTERN ATLANTIC
Meoma
ventricosa ventricosa
Paradise Cove, Grand Bahama, 4 feet |
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RED HEART URCHIN
Common buried in sand among grass beds in shallow water. Petals are not elevated. Attains 8 inches. North Carolina to Brazil & the Gulf of Mexico. Meoma ventricosa grandis occurs along the Pacific coast of Panama. |
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