Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Longspine Heart Urchin
Longspine Heart Urchin
Scientific Name: Maretia planulata
Class: Echinoidea
Category: Sea Urchins
Also known as: Hearth Heart Urchin
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific

Invertebrates
Echinoderms
Sea Urchins

Longspine Heart Urchin

Shingle Sea Urchin

Savignyi's Longspine Urchin

Black Longspine Urchin

Red Slate Pencil Urchin

Rough-Spined Urchin

Banded Urchin

Variable Fire Urchin

Radiant Sea Urchin

Radiant Sea Urchin (Juvenile)

Blue-Black Urchin

Collector Urchin

Flower Urchin

Bell's Sea Urchin (Juvenile)

Pebble Collector Urchin

Pale Rock-Boring Urchin

Oblong Sea Urchin

Needle-spined Urchin

Brittle Stars
Feather Stars
Sea Stars
Sea Cucumbers


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