Common name of Echinostrephus aciculatus
 
Common Name Needle-spined urchin
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Easter Island
Locality
Ref. Friedlander, A.M., E. Ballesteros, J. Beets, E. Berkenpas, C.F. Gaymer, M. Gorny and E. Sala, 2013
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'urchin', from Old North French 'herichon', i.e., 'hedgehog'.
 
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