Echinocardium cordatum, also known as the common heart urchin or the sea potato, is a sea urchin in the family Loveniidae. It is found in subtidal regions in temperate seas throughout the world. It lives buried in the sandy sea floor.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sea Potato being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Spatangoida
- Family
- Loveniidae
- Genus
- Echinocardium
- Species
- Echinocardium cordatum
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