| Loveniidae | |
|---|---|
| Echinocardium cordatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Eleutherozoa |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Family: |
Loveniidae Lambert, 1905 |
| Genera | |
|
See text. |
|
See text.
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 :