Loveniidae | |
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Echinocardium cordatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Subphylum: | Eleutherozoa |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Spatangoida |
Family: |
Loveniidae Lambert, 1905 |
Genera | |
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Loveniidae is a family of heart urchins in the order Spatangoida.
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 cheecks, and the anus below the tip.
According to WoRMS :