Tripneustes ventricosus

Tripneustes ventricosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Toxopneustidae
Genus: Tripneustes
Species:
T. ventricosus
Binomial name
Tripneustes ventricosus
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms
  • Echinus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816
  • Heliechinus gouldii Girard, 1850
  • Hipponoe esculenta Agassiz, 1872
  • Tripneustes esculenta (Agassiz, 1872)
  • Tripneustes esculentus (Agassiz, 1872)

Tripneustes ventricosus, commonly called the West Indian sea egg or white sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin. It is common in the Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas and Florida and may be found at depths of less than 10 metres (33 ft).

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