Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124392 on 2026-03-18
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Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777)
Photo by Hans Hillewaert. This sea urchin was sampled on the Belgian Continental Shelf in 2000.
Found on the flat between Wierum and Peasens-Moddergat on 2007-08-04.
Found by my 6 year old sun in perfect condition.
Sea potato or heart urchin - Echinocardium cordatum
Echinocardium cordatum & Psammechinus miliaris
Echinocardium cordatum (front) and Psammechinus miliaris (far back) Zeeklitten gevangen tijdens wetenschappelijke campagne van FishConnect op RV Simon Stevin (2014.08.13)
Aboral side. Length 38 mm; New Zealand.
ln sandy sediment the sea urchin builds a new funnel at a distance of about 4 cm from the abandoned one.
ln muddy sediment the animal, buried less deeply, maintains the funnel to the surface and the sanilary funnel for a longer distance. It is likely that the building of a new tube needs more effort than in sandy substrates.
Aboral side: ln the sunken anterior ambulacrum two irregular series of pores are developed. Length of test 49 mm; Brittany, France.
Oral side: The plastron is fully tuberculated. Length of test 49 mm; Brittany, France.
Side view: The highest point lies in the posterior interambulacrum. Length of test 49 mm; Brittany, France.
Posterior side: The subanal fasciole is not connected with the anal branches and extends far onto the upper side. Scale 10 mm.
Aboral plate pattern. The ambulacral plates outside the internal fasciole are large but decrease sharply in size within the fasciolar area. lnterambulacra lightly shadowed, internal fasciole dark. Scale 10 mm.
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - North Sea
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Lombardsijde
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Oostende
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - De Panne
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Koksijde
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Calais
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - De Haan
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - French Exclusive Economic Zone [Atlantic part]
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Oostduinkerke
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Oosterschelde
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Wadden Sea
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Zeeland
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - South Africa (country)
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Öresund
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Belt Sea
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Kattegat
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Bohuslän
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - North Coast of Norway
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - North Cape (Norway)
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - United Kingdom
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Azores Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Mediterranean Sea
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - British Isles
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Wimereux
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Atlantic Coast of France
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - English Channel
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - French Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part]
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Greek Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Aegean Sea
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Western Mediterranean
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Central Mediterranean
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Adriatic Sea
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Levantine Basin
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Central New Zealand
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - South New Zealand
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Chatham Island, New Zealand
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Bassian
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Cape Howe
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Northeastern New Zealand
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) - Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Echinocardium australe Gray, 1851 - Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 124392
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 123082
Taxon Description AMBI ecological group for Taxon denoted by name 124392
Taxon Description Development for Taxon denoted by name 123082
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 123082
Taxon Description Brooding for Taxon denoted by name 123082
Taxon Description Mobility for Taxon denoted by name 123082
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 123106
Taxon Description Feeding method for Taxon denoted by name 149864
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
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Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Dimension length
Specification Context: Unit cm
Specification Context: Type minimum
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
Specification Context: Type average
Specification Context: Structure Solid
Specification Context: Composition High-magnesium calcite
Specification Context: Life stage larva
Specification Context: Life stage adult