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Loveniidae
Sign in to saveLoveniidae is a family of heart urchins in the order Spatangoida.
Species
porcupine heart urchins
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassEchinoidea
- OrderSpatangoida
- FamilyLoveniidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Loveniidae
- Collections
- UF, CAS, UCM, MNHN, SAMA, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, Philippines, Tunisia, Japan, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Australia, Italie
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Loveniidae is a family of heart urchins in the order Spatangoida.
==Description and characteristics== These sea urchins are called "heart urchins" due to the specific shape of their test, 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.
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