Phylum Echinodermata > Class Echinodea > heart urchins
Lovenia heart urchin
Lovenia elongata*
Family Loveniidae

updated Feb 11

Where seen? These long-spined heart urchins with a deep groove in the front is sometimes seen on our Southern shores.

Features: 6-8cm long. Body teardrop-shaped, with a deep groove in the front and tapered at the back end. Petaloid not obvious in living specimens. Sparse long spines which are banded, with many shorter spines covering the body.

Upperside
Kusu Island, Jul 04

Side view

Underside


Caught by a swimming crab!
Terumbu Pempang Laut, May 11

more photos of lovenia heart urchins on Singapore shores

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