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Family Brissidae

HAWAII

Brissus latecarinatus

Firehouse, Oahu, 35 feet

 

 

Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet

 

 

Puu Kala Point, Kona, Hawaii, 60 feet

Recently dead, Corsair, Oahu, 105 feet

HEART URCHIN

Live animals bury themselves in sand and are rarely seen but old tests are common.  Most common member of the family.  Attains 8 inches.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.