Fat Sea Biscuit

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Clypeaster rosaceus

Fat Sea Biscuit, a reference photo
Photo: James St. John · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Clypeaster rosaceus, the fat sea biscuit, is a species of sea urchin in the family Clypeasteridae. It occurs in shallow water in the western Atlantic Ocean and was first scientifically described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Fat Sea Biscuit being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Echinoidea
Order
Clypeasteroida
Family
Clypeasteridae
Species
Clypeaster rosaceus

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