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BPBM 986Invertebrate Zoology

Lovenia elongata

As recorded: Lovenia elongata (Gray, 1845)

Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Spatangoida › Loveniidae

Collected by
Melbourne Ward
Locality
Australia
Island
Australia
Region
Australia
Record type
Preserved specimen

Lovenia elongata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 81 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.

Lovenia elongata observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Dingo Beach, AU

(c) wattlewedonow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lovenia elongata observed 2026-09-06

2026-09-06

Gloucester Island, Queensland, Australia

(c) Penny Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lovenia elongata observed 2026-09-02

2026-09-02

Maldives

(c) anaseer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lovenia elongata observed 2026-08-14

2026-08-14

MZ

(c) Catherine Schoeffel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lovenia elongata observed 2026-08-11

2026-08-11

Iron Range, AU

(c) Alexander Sherer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lovenia elongata observed 2026-07-13

2026-07-13

Whitsunday, AU-QL, AU

(c) Dominick Joch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lovenia elongata. BPBM 986. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37468297. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/986.

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