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Echinocrepis rostrata Mironov, 1973
Deep Sea Urchin
Family: Pourtalesiidae
Introduction to the Echinoderms of BC

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Distribution of Echinocrepis rostrata in British Columbia in British Columbia

Introduction


This large (86 – 108 mm long) triangular-shaped sea urchin is found in deep waters of the Pacific Ocean from the Aleutian Trench to Baja California (Lambert and Boutillier). There is only one record for British Columbia, collected at 3470 m (Lambert and Boutillier 2011).

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Species References

Lambert, P., and Boutillier, J. 2011. Deep-sea echinodermata of British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Technical Report Fish. Aquatic. Sci. 2929: viii + 143p.

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