Sea Urchin Collection

Ocean Life. Creators: James M. Sommerville, Christian Schussele
Ocean Life

Tylocidaris clavigera, sea urchin
A fossil echinoid (Tylocidaris clavigera) from the Cretaceous rocks of Gravesend, England

Anal sack of a double spined urchin (Echinothrix calamaris). Photographed in Manokwari, West Papua in Indonesia, Asia

Temnocidaris sceptrifera, fossil echinoid
Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) sceptrifera, 5.5 cm in diameter, from the Cretaceous Chalk of Hertfordshire, England, apical view

Crinoids
Criniods lived during the Lower Jurassic period. Their modern equivalents include echinoderms such as seaurchins, starfish and sea cucumbers

Sea urchins in the rocks.1880 (engraving)
6947896 Sea urchins in the rocks.1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea urchins in the rocks.Latin name : echinus. 1880); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Hard lines (litho)
8663011 Hard lines (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hard lines. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch, 1903).); © Look and Learn

The injured innocent (litho)
8663018 The injured innocent (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The injured innocent. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch)

Various fossils: diatomees, algae, coniferes, sea urchin, mollusk and ammonitor- Chromolithography of Geology
FLO4694212 Various fossils: diatomees, algae, coniferes, sea urchin, mollusk and ammonitor- Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Plate 30, echinoderm, sea urchin, Clypeasteroide (Echinidea, Sea urchin, Name Clypeaster, R3/1 Clypeaster rosaceus)
IMB4824324 Plate 30, echinoderm, sea urchin, Clypeasteroide (Echinidea, Sea urchin, Name Clypeaster, R3/1 Clypeaster rosaceus, Family Clypeastridae)

Fossil of extinct sea urchins: Cidarites maximus 1, Cidarites coronatus 2, Cidarites subangularis 3
FLO4646191 Fossil of extinct sea urchins: Cidarites maximus 1, Cidarites coronatus 2, Cidarites subangularis 3, Cidarites nobilis 4, Spatangus retusus 6, Nucleolites scutatus 7

Atlantic Ocean underwater wildlife, corals, molluscs, shellfish, shrimp and crustaceans. Colour engraving 19th century
NWI4955462 Atlantic Ocean underwater wildlife, corals, molluscs, shellfish, shrimp and crustaceans. Colour engraving 19th century.; (add.info.: Atlantic Ocean underwater wildlife, corals, molluscs)

Fossils (small species): Cidarites maximus, C. coronatus, C. subangularis, C
FLO4693667 Fossils (small species): Cidarites maximus, C. coronatus, C. subangularis, C. nobilis, Spalangus retusus, Nudeolitus scatatus, spines and teeth (Megalosaurus and Gyrodus)

Sea urchins: diadema urchin, Echinothrix diadema 1, 2, Metalia spatagus, Echinus spatagus 3, pencil urchin
FLO4652417 Sea urchins: diadema urchin, Echinothrix diadema 1, 2, Metalia spatagus, Echinus spatagus 3, pencil urchin, Cidaris species 5, edible sea urchin, Echinus esculentus 6

Sea urchins with various coloured spines. Sea urchins with red, brown and green spines, edible sea urchin
FLO4652389 Sea urchins with various coloured spines. Sea urchins with red, brown and green spines, edible sea urchin, Echinus esculentus 1, Metalia spatagus with brown spines 6

Green sea urchin, Psammechinus miliaris 1, 4, Echinometra digitata prima 2, long-spined urchin, Diadema setosum 3
FLO4652381 Green sea urchin, Psammechinus miliaris 1, 4, Echinometra digitata prima 2, long-spined urchin, Diadema setosum 3, and other varieties. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G.W

"He seemed Already Frozen" (engraving)
8630986 "He seemed Already Frozen" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sea-Urchin, showing spines and Little Feet on one half (litho)
8624827 Sea-Urchin, showing spines and Little Feet on one half (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea-Urchin, showing spines and Little Feet on one half)

Different kinds of coloured sea urchins with their spines. Different types of colorful sea urchins
FLO4685471 Different kinds of coloured sea urchins with their spines. Different types of colorful sea urchins and their spines.The very rare purple club spined or artichoke urchin (Echinus atratus)

Human invention anticipated: Ball-and-socket joint (engraving)
8657973 Human invention anticipated: Ball-and-socket joint (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ball-and-socket joint)

Common sea urchin or globose sea urchin. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder)
FLO4680575 Common sea urchin or globose sea urchin. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

Sea urchins, red 1, green 2.5, yellow 6, brown 3.4, and spines 7-11. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich
FLO4577377 Sea urchins, red 1, green 2.5, yellow 6, brown 3.4, and spines 7-11. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Underwater life: meduse, sponge, lobster, mussel, sea urchin, starfish, crab, anemone, fish Colour lithography, France
NWI4955268 Underwater life: meduse, sponge, lobster, mussel, sea urchin, starfish, crab, anemone, fish Colour lithography, France, early 19th century.; (add.info.: Underwater life: meduse, sponge)

Sea urchins including edible sea urchin, Echinus esculentus, artichoke urchin, Echinus atratus, Breynia australasiae
FLO4684885 Sea urchins including edible sea urchin, Echinus esculentus, artichoke urchin, Echinus atratus, Breynia australasiae, etc

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LIV, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LIV, c. 1575/1580

USA, Oregon, Newport. Sea urchin in a tide pool exhibit. Credit as: Wendy Kaveney / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Mouth of Common Sea Urchin (Echinus esculentus) Guillaumesse, Sark, British Channel Islands

The Distribution of Coals (w/c & bodycolour on paper)
NGW387986 The Distribution of Coals (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); 17.2x24.5 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) on coral reef with Pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis), Hawaii

USA, Washington State, Seabeck. Display of shells and rocks. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Slate pencil sea urchins (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) in Hawaiian reef scene with Black triggerfish (Melichthys niger) Hawaii

Purple sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis), three of different colours. Tenerife, Canary Islands

USA, Oregon, Newport. Sea urchins in a tide pool exhibit. Credit as: Wendy Kaveney / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com

Coleman shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) close up, on a fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific Ocean

RF - Long-spined sea urchin (Astropyga radiata). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

USA, Alaska. Orange mottled sea stars and green sea urchins on the beach at low tide

Close up of starfish and octopus underwater on coral reef, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Sea urchin sceletons - New Zealand, North Island, Hawkes Bay, Tamaki Strait, Wairoa Bay

Eucidaris tribuloides, sea urchin
Dead sea urchin (Eucidaris tribuloides) showing spines attached to test. From Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

Manchester and Salford Children, 1861 (oil on canvas)
MAN277402 Manchester and Salford Children, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Armstrong, Thomas (1835-1911); 76x61.6 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Pair of Coleman shrimps (Periclimenes colemani) living in a fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). The female is the larger shrimp

Long-spine slate pen sea urchin, Cidaris cidaris (Echinus cidaris). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby
FLO5004097 Long-spine slate pen sea urchin, Cidaris cidaris (Echinus cidaris). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula), endemic Saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) and Sea urchin (Diadema sp)
Raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula), endemic Saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) and Sea urchin (Diadema sp.) on reef, Lanai, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

Echinidea: sea urchins and sea dollars, 1904 (colour litho)
4429270 Echinidea: sea urchins and sea dollars, 1904 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1834-1919); 36x26 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Giltsch, Adolf, 1852-1911)

Jurassic fossils, wood engravings, published in 1876
Jurassic fossils: Hemicidaris crenularis, Cypris leguminella, Cypris tuberculata, Cypris gibbosa, Ammonites Humphriesianus, Cidaris florigemma (barb), Thecosmilia annularis

Flat sea biscuit, Clypeaster rosaceus
6338340 Flat sea biscuit, Clypeaster rosaceus by Corsi (19th century); (add.info.: Flat sea biscuit, sea urchin, Clypeaster rosaceus. Clipeastro rosaceo)

Sea urchin fishermen on the harbor, 1925 (painting)
JEB4909534 Sea urchin fishermen on the harbor, 1925 (painting) by Ducros, Edouard (1856-1936); 167x105 cm; Musee Regards de Provence, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard

Echinidea: sea urchins and sea dollars, 1904 (colour litho)
4429269 Echinidea: sea urchins and sea dollars, 1904 (colour litho) by Haeckel, Ernst (1834-1919); 36x26 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Giltsch, Adolf, 1852-1911)

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Dive into the mesmerizing world of sea urchins, where Ocean Life unfolds its wonders. These fascinating creatures, like Tylocidaris clavigera and Eucidaris tribuloides, are the creators of awe-inspiring beauty in the depths of our oceans. Take a closer look at their intricate anatomy, such as the anal sack of a double-spined urchin or the mouth of a Common Sea Urchin (Echinus esculentus) found in Guillaumesse, Sark, British Channel Islands. Their unique features showcase nature's remarkable craftsmanship. Travel back in time with Temnocidaris sceptrifera and Micraster coranguinum (Leske), fossil echinoids that provide glimpses into ancient marine ecosystems. These remnants remind us of how these incredible beings have stood the test of time. In their underwater realm, sea urchins coexist with other enchanting creatures like crinoids and starfish. A close-up shot captures an extraordinary moment between a starfish and octopus on a vibrant coral reef off Zanzibar's coast in Tanzania. Witnessing this harmonious interaction is truly captivating. Even beyond oceanic boundaries, sea urchins captivate hearts wherever they go. From Newport's tide pool exhibit in Oregon to distant shores around the world, these resilient beings leave an indelible mark on those who encounter them. Let Conulus albogalerus (Leske), another Shepherds Crown echinoid species, serve as a reminder that there is still so much left to discover about these intriguing creatures lurking beneath the waves. So next time you find yourself near coastal waters or exploring marine life exhibits, keep an eye out for these marvelous sea dwellers – for within their spiky exteriors lies an astonishing world waiting to be explored.