''Lovenia'' is a genus of
sea urchin
Sea urchins or urchins () are echinoderms in the class (biology), class Echinoidea. About 950 species live on the seabed, inhabiting all oceans and depth zones from the intertidal zone to deep seas of . They typically have a globular body cove ...
that is the sister taxon to ''
Breynia
''Breynia'' is a genus in the flowering plant family Phyllanthaceae, first described in 1776. It is native to Southeast Asia, China, Réunion, the Indian Subcontinent, Papuasia and Australia.
The name ''Breynia'' is a conserved name, it is recog ...
'' and ''
Echinocardium''.
Lovenia kerneri was described in 2020 from the Pliocene Tamiami Formation in Florida.
It is the first documented Lovenia from the Eastern United States and the largest as well as the latest member of this genus known from the Eastern America/Caribbean region.
Species
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L. aegyptiaca''
(Fourtau, 1920); Upper Miocene, Egypt.
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L. Desor', Agassiz & Desor, 1847, Oligocene to Recent.
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L. bagheerae''
Irwin & Archbold, 1994; Miocene (Tortonian), southern Australia.
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L. camarota''
Clark, 1917; Recent, North Australia.
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L. cordiformis''
Agassiz, 1872; Recent, West coast of America.
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L. doederleini''
Mortensen, 1950; Recent, Malay region.
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L. elongata''
(Gray, 1845); Miocene to Recent, Indo-West Pacific.
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L. forbesii''
(Tenison Woods, 1862); Lower to Middle Miocene, Australia.
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L. gregalis''
Alcock, 1893; Recent, Indo-West Pacific.
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L. grisea''
Agassiz & Clark, 1907; Recent, Hawaii.
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L. hawaiiensis''
Mortensen, 1950; Recent, Hawaii.
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L. hemphilli''
(Israesky)
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L. mortenseni''
Ctyoky, 1965; Middle Miocene, Czech Republic.
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L. sulcata''
(Haime, 1853); Lower Oligocene, France.
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L. subcarinata''
(Gray, 1845); Recent, Indo-West Pacific.
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L. trifolis''
(Koehler, 1914); Recent, Indo-West Pacific.
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L. woodsii''
(Etheridge, 1875); Lower to Middle Miocene, Australia.
References
Spatangoida
Echinoidea genera
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