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Echinometra in life
In life — Rock-boring Urchins, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Rakmawati, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rakmawati
BPBM 3695Invertebrate Zoology

Echinometra

Rock-boring Urchins

As recorded: Echinometra Gray, 1825

Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Echinometridae

Locality
Tutuila,Utulei,PPH
Island
American Samoa
Region
Unknown Region
Coordinates
-14.2837, -170.6780
Depth
9 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
19 Bishop specimens of EchinometraSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Echinometra observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-10.

Echinometra observed 2026-07-10

2026-07-10

American Samoa, AS

(c) Siwa Allred, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Echinometra. BPBM 3695. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090176022. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/3695.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates fall outside the recorded country

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