Cardiac Sea Potato
Echinocardium cordatum
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–230 m
- Max size: 6 cm
This heart shaped urchin lives buried in sand, ploughing through coarse grained seabed along the coast down to around 230 metres. Covered in short fur like spines, it swallows sediment and digests the organic scraps within, a tidy recycler of the sandbanks.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Spatangoida › Loveniidae › Echinocardium
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 124392.
FAQ
- How deep does the Cardiac Sea Potato live?
- The Cardiac Sea Potato (Echinocardium cordatum) is typically found at 0–230 m.
- How big does the Cardiac Sea Potato get?
- The Cardiac Sea Potato grows to about 6 cm.