Best Pea Urchin
Echinocyamus pusillus, commonly known as the pea urchin, is a small species of sand dollar belonging to the family Fibulariidae. Originally described by Danish naturalist O.F. Müller in 1776, this marine invertebrate inhabits the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The pea urchin is d...
Why this score?
Common tiny sea potato, well known in European sediment ecology and collections; strong specialist consensus.
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Echinocyamus crispus is a tiny Fibulariidae sand dollar described by Mazzetti in 1893 and listed among tropical Indo-Pacific Echinocyamus species.
Why this score?
Small clypeasteroid with taxonomic visibility, but less prominent than Echinocyamus pusillus.
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Echinocyamus scaber is a small marine clypeasteroid described by de Meijere in 1903 and distinguished by the rough test reflected in its species name.
Why this score?
Compact biscuit-urchin form and textured test provide visual interest, though recognition is mainly specialist.
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