| Common Name | Green sea urchin |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | Newfoundland (Ref. 85579) and Pacific Northwest region (Ref. 94194). |
| Ref. | Himmelman, J.H. and D.H. Steele, 1971 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st Modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd Modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | 'urchin', from Old North French 'herichon', i.e., 'hedgehog'. |