Central American Rock-boring Urchin
Scientific name: Echinometra vanbrunti
Marine invertebrates
Can cause injury
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Can cause injury
Mild discomfort
It is not venomous, but its sharp spines snap off in the skin if you step on or handle it and are hard to remove. Soak the puncture in comfortably hot water, pull out any visible spine tips, and see a doctor if fragments stay embedded or the wound looks infected.
Source: Mexican Marine Life (Hillis, Collier & Snow) — Van Brunt's Sea Urchin
Seen here
Somebody photographed it here and the identification passed community review.
108 verified records
Sightings whose identification was reviewed by the iNaturalist community.
When it is seen
Recorded year-round
Recorded at this time of year