Variegated Sea Urchin Test
Lytechinus variegatus
A round, delicate urchin shell in green, purple or white, patterned with rows of pinprick pores.
- Typical size
- 1–3 in
- How often it turns up
- Common
- Collecting
- Restricted
- Handling
- May be alive
Only collect bare, empty tests; live urchins should be left in the water.
How to tell it apart
- Round dome with rows of tiny paired pores
- Pale green, purple or white
- Very fragile once the spines drop
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