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title: "West Indian Sea Egg"
description: "Tripneustes ventricosus — Andere dieren. Tripneustes ventricosus, commonly called the West Indian sea egg or white sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/west-indian-sea-egg
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# West Indian Sea Egg

> Tripneustes ventricosus — Andere dieren. Tripneustes ventricosus, commonly called the West Indian sea egg or white sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin.

- Scientific name: *Tripneustes ventricosus*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1911
- Wikidata: [Q2054392](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2054392)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49955](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49955)

## Names

- en: West Indian Sea Egg
- es: Erizo blanco de mar
- fr: Oursin blanc

## Countries with the most observations

MX (190), US (138), VI (125), MQ (116), PR (101), GP (93), JM (81), BS (63), CW (62), CU (58), HN (58), DO (55)

## Summary

Tripneustes ventricosus, commonly called the West Indian sea egg or white sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin. It is common in the Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas and Florida and may be found at depths of less than 10 metres (33 ft).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripneustes_ventricosus

## Photo

![West Indian Sea Egg](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/west-indian-sea-egg/medium.jpg)

Photo: Noel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4067672

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/west-indian-sea-egg?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).