Echinocardium flavescens: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Echinocardium flavescens Echinocardium flavescens

Where the echinocardium flavescens lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Scientific name	Echinocardium flavescens
Group	Starfish, sea urchins & relatives
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Echinoderm
Order	Spatangoida
Family	Loveniidae

Where does the echinocardium flavescens live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the echinocardium flavescens in 9 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the echinocardium flavescens?

The echinocardium flavescens (Echinocardium flavescens) is an echinoderm in the order Spatangoida and the family Loveniidae, genus Echinocardium. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the echinocardium flavescens

Echinocardium flavescens, sometimes called the yellow sea potato, is a species of sea urchin in the family Loveniidae, chiefly found in the northeast Atlantic region.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Echinocardium flavescens (revision 1355386273), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2187797 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).