Sea Urchin Test
Lytechinus variegatus
The fragile green-white shell left behind when a variegated urchin dies.
- Typical size
- 1 to 3 inches
- How often it turns up
- Common
- Collecting
- Restricted
- Handling
- May be alive
Empty tests only. Live urchin collection is regulated.
Live urchin spines can break off in skin.
How to tell it apart
- Round, slightly flattened dome
- Rows of tiny bumps where spines attached
- Pale green to white and very thin
Found one?
Photograph it and BeachNut will rank the likely matches, then log it to your collection.
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