Sea Egg

Tripneustes depressus, the white sea urchin or sea egg, is a species of sea urchin in the family Toxopneustidae. It is found on the seabed in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean including Mexico, Panama, Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sea Egg 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.

Easily confused with

• Tripneustes australiae
• Tripneustes ventricosus
• Tripneustes gratilla
• Sphaerechinus granularis

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Echinodermata

Class

Echinoidea

Order

Camarodonta

Family

Toxopneustidae

Genus

Tripneustes

Species

Tripneustes depressus

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