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fragile sea urchin
Strongylocentrotus fragilis
Strongylocentrotus fragilis is a species of sea urchin of the family Strongylocentrotidae.
From the article Strongylocentrotus fragilis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This is a typical sea urchin, with a spherical test bearing the anus on the top and mouth on the bottom. They are somewhat flattened, and of pale pinkish color with white spines.
Wikipedia: “Description and characteristics”
Range & habitat
This is an abyssal species, occurring at many hundred meters depth on the western coastline of North America. They are distributed throughout the continental shelf and slope, being most abundant in the 200–300 m (660–980 ft) depth range.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 293190.