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Meoma ventricosa (Red Heart Urchin)
Scientific name: Meoma ventricosa

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Echinodermata → Subphylum Echinozoa → Class Echinoidea → Subclass Euechinoidea → Infraclass Irregularia → Subterclass Atelostomata → Order Spatangoida → Suborder Brissidina → Family Brissidae → Genus Meoma

Common name: Red Heart Urchin
Locations: Caribbean
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesSea Urchins

These live under the sand.

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Meoma ventricosa (Red Heart Urchin)
Meoma ventricosa (Red Heart Urchin)
Urchin test (skeleton)
Meoma ventricosa (Red Heart Urchin)
Meoma ventricosa (Red Heart Urchin)
Meoma ventricosa (Red Heart Urchin)
Hiding under the sand
Meoma ventricosa (Red Heart Urchin)
Meoma ventricosa (Red Heart Urchin)
Meoma ventricosa (Red Heart Urchin)
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