Echinocardium cordatum Pennant 1777 (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Loveniidae
Alternative combination: Echinus cordatum
Belongs to Echinocardium according to R. A. Henderson 1975
See also Cooke 1942
Sister taxa: Echinocardium deperessum, Echinocardium kelloggi, Echinocardium marylandiense, Echinocardium orthonotum
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection), Japan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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