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sea biscuit

Clypeaster rosaceus

Classification

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. Description This is a very large sea biscuit with a strong inflated test, growing to a maximum length of around 200 mm (8 in).

Distribution

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United States of America · 49Cuba · 20Mexico · 11United Kingdom · 4France · 3Netherlands · 3