Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777)
(Potato Urchin)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEchinocardium cordatum (Potato Urchin)
GenusEchinocardium (a genus of echinoderms)
SubfamilyECHINOCARDIINAE (a subfamily of echinoderms)
FamilyLOVENIIDAE (a family of echinoderms)
SuperfamilySPATANGIDEA (a superfamily of echinoderms)
SuborderBRISSIDINA (a suborder of echinoderms)
OrderSPATANGOIDA (an order of echinoderms)
SuperorderATELOSTOMATA (a superorder of echinoderms)
InfraclassIrregularia (an infraclass of echinoderms)
SubclassEUECHINOIDEA (a subclass of echinoderms)
ClassECHINOIDEA (sea urchins)
SubphylumECHINOZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Echinocardium cordatum (Potato Urchin) :
1: Echinocardium cordatum (Potato Urchin)
16 Mar 2008 OSGR: SX04 50° 20’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: East Cornwall (VC 2) England
5 tests washed up on beach
Image 1: Tests - pale backgroundImage 2: Test - top surface - close-up - pale backgroundImage 3: Test - top surface - close-up - pale background (2)Image 4: Test - top surface - close-up - pale background (3)Image 5: Test - top surface - close-up - pale background (4)Image 6: Test - top surface - close-up - pale background (5)Image 7: Test - top surface - dark backgroundImage 8: Test - under surface - close-up - pale backgroundImage 9: Test - under surface - close-up - pale background (2)Image 10: Test - under surface - dark backgroundImage 11: Test - anus and sub-anal fascicicle - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Test - anus - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Test - sub-anal fascicle - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Test - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Test - under surface - plastron and mouth - close-up - enlarged

Echinocardium cordatum (Potato Urchin) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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