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Loveniidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Loveniidae

Higher classification
  
Brissidina

Order
  
Spatangoida

Subphylum
  
Eleutherozoa

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Rank
  
Family

Loveniidae

Lower classifications
  
Echinocardium cordatum, Lovenia

Loveniidae is a family of heart urchins in the order Spatangoida.

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Description and characteristics

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.

Genera

According to WoRMS :

  • genus Araeolampas Serafy, 1974
  • genus Atelospatangus Koch, 1885 †
  • genus Breynia Desor, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847
  • genus Chuniola Gagel, 1903 †
  • sub-family 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 †

    • References

    Loveniidae Wikipedia
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