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Psammechinus miliaris
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Psammechinus miliaris

echinoderm
Also known as: Echinus miliaris
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  • Slate-pencil urchin (Heterocentrotus mammillatus)
    sea urchin

    …Caribbean, and the large, short-spined Psammechinus (sometimes Echinus) miliaris of Iceland, Europe, and western Africa use their tube feet to hold up bits of seaweed or shell as a shield against sunlight in shallow water.

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    …Caribbean, and the large, short-spined Psammechinus (sometimes Echinus) miliaris of Iceland, Europe, and western Africa use their tube feet to hold up bits of seaweed or shell as a shield against sunlight in shallow water.

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