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.
Genera
According to the World Register of Marine Species:
- genus Araeolampas <small>Serafy, 1974</small>
- genus Atelospatangus <small>Koch, 1885</small> âÂÂ
- genus Breynia <small>Desor, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847</small>
- genus Chuniola <small>Gagel, 1903</small> âÂÂ
- subfamily Echinocardiinae <small>Cooke, 1942</small>
- genus Echinocardium <small>Gray, 1825</small>
- genus Gualtieria <small>Desor, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847</small> âÂÂ
- genus Hemipatagus <small>Desor, 1858</small> âÂÂ
- genus Laevipatagus <small>Noetling, 1885</small> âÂÂ
- genus Lovenia <small>Desor, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847</small>
- genus Pseudolovenia <small>A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907b</small>
- genus Semipetalion <small>Szörényi, 1963</small> âÂÂ
- genus Spatangomorpha <small>Boehm, 1882</small> âÂÂ
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