Summary ³

Echinocardium cordatum, or the sea potato, is a sea urchin in the family Loveniidae. It is found in sub-tidal regions in temperate seas around the world and lives buried in the sandy sea floor.

My Observations ⁴

Usually only the white skeletons are found on beaches.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) bingusb, all rights reserved, uploaded by bingusb
2. (c) Katy Johns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Katy Johns
3. Adapted by bingusb from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinocardium_cordatum
4. (c) bingusb, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
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• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• NIWA (2014) guide to New Zealand echinoderms
• SeaLifeBase
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