Echinocardium australe
Species of sea urchin
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Echinocardium australe is a sea urchin in the family, Loveniidae, first described by John Edward Gray in 1851,[1][2] from specimens collected in Port Jackson and Tasmania.[2] It is a synonym of Echinocardium cordatum.[1][3]
| Echinocardium australe | |
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| Test of Echinocardium australe | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Family: | Loveniidae |
| Genus: | Echinocardium |
| Species: | E. australe |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocardium australe Gray, 1851 | |
External links
Lohrer, D, 2003, Burrowing by heart urchins: an important function in soft-sediment ecosystems
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