open glossary Image © 2009 ABS Sea Urchin Test Top and Bottom Views
A sea urchin shell is called a test. Arrows point to stripes where the tube feet were attached. That hole in the bottom is the mouth. A live sea urchin has five teeth that fit around the edge of the mouth. It uses its mouth and teeth to scrape seaweed off the rocks as it moves along.
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