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- ›Loxechinus
Edible Chilean Sea Urchin
Loxechinus albus
Loxechinus albus or Chilean sea urchin is an echinoderm of the family Parechinidae, native to the coasts of Chile and Peru. It is found shallowly buried in fine sand, and muddy sand, beaches at and below low tide level.
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