Echinoids, also called Sea Urchins, Echinoids are related to Crinoids and Starfish. Echinoids have a five-pointed star on their back. Live sea urchins are covered in spines that drop off easily, so the fossils only have the skeleton. There name comes from the Greek 'echinos', meaning 'hedgehog'.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Echinozoa
Class: Echinoidea
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Echinoid Sea Urchin Fossil • 14.8
Echinoid Sea Urchin Fossil
- Madagascar
- 14.8 grams ~ 29x14mm
- Natural; Top Polished
- 59100ESU-14-8