Echinometra

Rock-boring Urchins

As recorded: Echinometra Gray, 1825

Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Echinometridae

Collected by: R. Highsmith
Locality: channel between Enewetak Islet and Sand Islet; reef flat beyond junk reef at N end of Enewetak Islet
Island: Enewetak Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Depth: 20 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

Echinometra observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,354 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Caloundra

(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-27

Queensland, AU

(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-26

Esa'ala, PG-MB, PG

(c) wild-discovery-rachael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Luquillo, PR, US

(c) Carlos M. Pizarro León, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Gunung Kidul, ID-YO, ID

(c) Najla Maulidya Yusuf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Skennars Head, NSW, AU

(c) Jazmin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Echinometra. BPBM 2765. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36611940. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/2765.