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Sea urchin (Echinus species)

Copyright/attribution: Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

Description

Notes: Three specimens inside a circular glass jar, one specimen is half attached to a black board and the two specimens are lying at the bottom of the jar. The specimens are pale light brown/light orange in colour. Hand written in pencil on white paper inside the jar is 'Echinus, Royal Sound Kerguelen. Chall Coll. There is no liquid left inside the jar and the specimens are completely dry. The specimens are in bad condition, the spines are almost all fallen off the bodies. The black board inside the jar moves slightly so care should be taken when handling the specimen.