Tripneustes gratilla
| Tripneustes gratilla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Camarodonta |
| Family: | Toxopneustidae |
| Genus: | Tripneustes |
| Species: | T. gratilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Tripneustes gratilla | |
| Synonyms | |
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Echinus gratilla | |
Tripneustes gratilla, the collector urchin or halloween urchin, is a species of sea urchin. Collector urchins are found at depths of 2 to 30 metres (7 to 100 ft) in the waters of the Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, the Red Sea, and The Bahamas. They can reach 10 to 15 centimetres (4 to 6 in) in size.