Slate Pencil Urchin
name: label: Discipline
content: Invertebrate Zoology
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: Eucidaris tribuloides, or Slate Pencil Urchin, is a species of primitive sea urchin found on both sides of the Atlantic, ranging as far north as North Carolina and as far south as Rio de Janeiro. This is an ancient genus, orginating more than 5 million years ago. The Slate Pencil Urchin is an omnivorous and nocturnal animal that feeds on small invertebrates, corals, and sponges. This particular specimen was collected by the USS Albatross, the first large vessel built specifically for scientific marine research.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 29 Nov 2023
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Eucidaris tribuloides
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO32569
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Echinodermata, Echinozoa, Echinoidea, Cidaroida, Cidaridae, Cidarinae