California Academy of Sciences, California Coast Gallery

The Northern California Coast exhibit complements the California and Climate Change exhibit nearby. Visible from the main floor, a sandy flat and salt marsh remind us of the habitats, beauty, and services provided by San Francisco Bay. A level below, a floor-to-ceiling view into the ...more ↓

Taxonomy
« Back To Echinoderms Phylum Echinodermata
- Sea Urchins and Sea Cucumbers Subphylum Echinozoa
  - 3 Sea Urchins, Sand Dollars, and Heart Urchins Class Echinoidea
  - 2 Sea Cucumbers Class Holothuroidea

Purple Sea Urchin ¹
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Giant Red Sea Urchin ²
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus

Eccentric sand dollar ³
Dendraster excentricus

Cucumaria miniata ⁴

Parastichopus parvimensis ⁵

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