Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Echinozoa > Class Echinoidea > Subclass Euechinoidea > Infraclass Irregularia > Superorder Atelostomata > Order Spatangoida > Suborder Brissidina > Superfamily Spatangidea > Family Loveniidae > Subfamily Echinocardiinae

Echinocardium Gray, 1825

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Amphidotus*		orthographic variant
*Amphidetus*	L. Agassiz, 1836	synonym
*Amphidotus*		synonym

Children

Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777)
Echinocardium fenauxi Pequignat, 1963
Echinocardium flavescens (O.F. Müller, 1776)
Echinocardium laevigaster A. Agassiz, 1869
Echinocardium mediterraneum (Forbes, 1844)
Echinocardium mortenseni Thiéry, 1909
Echinocardium pennatifidum Norman, 1868

Literature

basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351
additional source	Clark, A.M. and J. Courtman-Stock. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp.
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa

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External Links

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Citation

Kroh, A. (2014). Echinocardium. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2014) World Echinoidea Database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123426