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| Phylum Echinodermata > Class Echinodea > heart urchins |
| Keeled
heart urchin Brissus latecarinatus updated Apr 2020 Where seen? Usually only their skeletons are seen on some of our shores. Living ones are generally seen above ground only at night. They are usually buried in the sand. In seagrass meadows near reefs, also under stones in submerged reefs. Features: 8-10cm long. Body oval egg-shaped, without a deep groove in the front. A large petaloid that can be seen even in living animals, with plain (unbanded) medium length to short spines densely covering the body. |
 Upperside. Several seen above ground after the May 2010 oil spill at Tanah Merah. Tanah Merah, May 10 |
 Underside. Tanah Merah, May 10 |
 Mouth on the underside. |
 Upperside. Pulau Sekudu, Dec 03 |
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 Underside. |
| Keeled heart urchins on Singapore shores |
On wildsingapore
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 Cyrene Reef, Jun 10  |
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