Loveniidae
Echinocardium cordatum.jpg
Echinocardium cordatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Eleutherozoa
Class:
Echinoidea
Order:
Spatangoida
Family:
Loveniidae

Lambert, 1905
Genera

See text.

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

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 cheeks, and the anus below the tip.

Genera

According to the World Register of Marine Species:


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