Echinocardium


Echinocardium is a genus of sea urchins of the family Loveniidae, known as heart urchins. The name is derived from the Greek ἐχῖνος and καρδία.

Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 1825 by John Edward Gray, and the type species is Spatangus pusillus Leske, 1778 by subsequent designation.
In 1836, the genus Amphidetus was described by Louis Agassiz, and is now considered a synonym of Echinocardium.

Species

Echinocardium australe Gray, 1855 Echinocardium cordatum Echinocardium fenauxi Péquignat, 1963Echinocardium flavescens Echinocardium gibbosus Agassiz & Desor, 1847Echinocardium intermedium Mortensen, 1907Echinocardium laevigaster AgassizEchinocardium mediterraneum Echinocardium mortenseni Thiéry, 1909Echinocardium pennatifidum Norman, 1868Echinocardium sebae Gray