Echinocardium cordatum

(Pennant, 1777)

Sea Potato

Range: Cosmopolitan - except Indo-West Pacific Ocean.

Size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits subtidal sandy and muddy substrates.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Echinodermata

Class: Echinoides

Order: Spatangoida

Family: Loveniidae

Genus: Echinocardium

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Best left in the wild.