Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) 
AphiaID: 124392

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Echinozoa > Echinoidea > Euechinoidea > Irregularia > Atelostomata > Spatangoida > Brissidina > Spatangidea > Loveniidae > Echinocardiinae > Echinocardium

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Echinocardium Gray, 1825
Source		additional source: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Dutch hartegel  [details] Dutch zeeklit  [details] English heart-urchin  [details] English sea-potato  [details] French oursin-coeur  [details] German kleiner Herzigel  [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Feedingtypes		deposit feeder: subsurface [details] deposit feeder: surface [details] grazer [details]
Host of		Pseudanthessius sauvagei Canu, 1892 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Micropontius ovoides Gooding, 1957 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links		BIOTIC Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland Marine Life Information Network - UK To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (248 publications) To Dyntaxa To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 27 proteins) To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection To ITIS
Notes		Description: The cordiform body of the sea potato is protected by a calcite skeleton and measures up to 60 mm. The skeleton is covered with soft spines that lie flat on the body and point towards the back. Yellowish brown in colour. [details] Distribution: In the 1976-1986 period Echinocardium cordatum was mainly found near the Flemish Banks (maximum 50 ind./m2) whereas it was absent in the eastern coastal zone and near the Hinder Banks. In the 1994-2001 period the species is clearly distributed more widely: E. cordatum was only absent in the eastern coastal zone and reached densities up to 200 ind./m2. As the species lives burrowed in the sand (up to 20 cm deep) there is a real chance that the Van Veen grab fails to scoop up E. cordatum. Consequently, the species may have a broader distribution than mentioned here. [details] Habitat: Echinocardium cordatum occurs in sediments with a wide range of grain sizes (median grain size up to 650 µm), but clearly prefers sediments with a median grain size of 200 to 300 µm (relative occurrence ± 40%). The species is only found in sediments with a low mud content (< 20%). [details]
Images		Picture of Echinocardium cordatum added on 2003-02-21 - author: van der Hoek, J. qualitystatus: checked by Kroh, Andreas on 2012-08-31 10:26:11 Picture of Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) added on 2004-06-17 - author: Decleer, M. qualitystatus: checked by Kroh, Andreas on 2010-03-19 16:10:48 Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) added on 2006-02-10 - author: Hans Hillewaert qualitystatus: not checked Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) added on 2006-09-12 - author: Nuyttens, Filip qualitystatus: not checked Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) added on 2006-09-12 - author: Nuyttens, Filip qualitystatus: not checked Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) added on 2006-09-12 - author: Nuyttens, Filip qualitystatus: not checked Skeleton heart-urchin added on 2007-08-13 - author: Sjoukema Anna () qualitystatus: checked by Kroh, Andreas on 2010-03-19 16:11:12 Zeeklit added on 2009-05-05 - author: Vandepitte, Leen qualitystatus: not checked Donegal beach - buncrana added on 2009-09-16 - author: Daniel mckillop () qualitystatus: checked by Kroh, Andreas on 2010-03-19 16:11:27 Zeeklit added on 2010-10-21 - author: Decleer, Misjel qualitystatus: checked by Kroh, Andreas on 2012-08-31 10:25:54 Zeeklit added on 2010-10-21 - author: Decleer, Misjel qualitystatus: not checked zeeklit added on 2011-01-24 - author: Nuyttens, Filip qualitystatus: checked by Kroh, Andreas on 2012-08-31 10:26:28 zeeklit added on 2011-01-24 - author: Nuyttens, Filip qualitystatus: checked by Kroh, Andreas on 2012-08-31 10:26:34
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124392
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2006-07-18 06:32:47Z   changed   Camba Reu, Cibran 2010-03-19 14:42:39Z   changed   Kroh, Andreas
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		Citation: Kroh, A.; Hansson, H. (2013). Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: Taxa used on the Macrobel website at http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/macrobel/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124392 on 2013-05-20