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Family of sea urchins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loveniidae is a family of heart urchins in the order Spatangoida.
Loveniidae | |
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Echinocardium cordatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Spatangoida |
Suborder: | Brissidina |
Superfamily: | Spatangoidea |
Family: | Loveniidae Lambert, 1905 |
Genera | |
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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.
According to the World Register of Marine Species:
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