Loveniidae
| Loveniidae | |
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| Echinocardium cordatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Suborder: | Brissidina |
| Superfamily: | Spatangoidea |
| Family: | Loveniidae Lambert, 1905 |
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Loveniidae is a family of heart urchins in the order Spatangoida.
Description and characteristics[edit]
These sea urchins are called "heart urchins" due to their specific shape, looking like a heart when seen from below (more or less depending on the genus). The mouth is located between the two cheeks, and the anus is below the tip.
Genera[edit]
According to the World Register of Marine Species:
- genus Araeolampas Serafy, 1974
- genus Atelospatangus Koch, 1885 †
- genus Breynia Desor, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
- genus Chuniola Gagel, 1903 †
- subfamily Echinocardiinae Cooke, 1942
- genus Echinocardium Gray, 1825
- genus Gualtieria Desor, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847 †
- genus Hemipatagus Desor, 1858 †
- genus Laevipatagus Noetling, 1885 †
- genus Lovenia Desor, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
- genus Pseudolovenia A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907b
- genus Semipetalion Szörényi, 1963 †
- genus Spatangomorpha Boehm, 1882 †
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Shell of an Echinocardium cordatum, orale face. -
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References[edit]
- "Loveniidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
- "Loveniidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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