WoRMS taxon details
Echinus Linnaeus, 1758
123386 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123386)
accepted
Genus
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Cidarites (Echinus) Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (accepted at genus rank)
Echino · unaccepted (misspelling)
Echinum · unaccepted (misspelling)
- Species Echinus anchistus H.L. Clark, 1912
- Species Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758
- Species Echinus gilchristi Bell, 1904
- Species Echinus melo Lamarck, 1816
- Species Echinus tenuispinus Norman, 1868
- Species Echinus wallisi A. Agassiz, 1880
- Subgenus Echinus (Agarites) L. Agassiz, 1841 accepted as Arbacia Gray, 1835 (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus (Agarites) spatuligera Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Arbacia spatuligera (Valenciennes, 1846) (transferred to Arbacia)
- Subgenus Echinus (Colobocentrotus) Brandt, 1835 accepted as Colobocentrotus Brandt, 1835 (accepted at genus rank)
- Species Echinus (Colobocentrotus) leskii Brandt, 1835 accepted as Colobocentrotus (Colobocentrotus) mertensii (Brandt, 1835) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus (Colobocentrotus) mertensii Brandt, 1835 accepted as Colobocentrotus (Colobocentrotus) mertensii (Brandt, 1835) (Colobocentrotus accepted at genus rank)
- Subgenus Echinus (Heterocentrotus) Brandt, 1835 accepted as Heterocentrotus Brandt, 1835 (accepted at genus rank)
- Species Echinus (Heterocentrotus) carinatus (Blainville, 1825) accepted as Heterocentrotus mamillatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus (Heterocentrotus) postelsii Brandt, 1835 accepted as Heterocentrotus mamillatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus (Heterocentrotus) taenitanus Brandt, 1835 accepted as Heterocentrotus trigonarius (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Subgenus Echinus (Psammechinus) L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Psammechinus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (accepted at genus rank)
- Species Echinus (Psammechinus) chloroticus Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Evechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes, 1846) (transferred to Evechinus)
- Species Echinus (Psammechinus) korenii Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus (Psammechinus) microtuberculatus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825) (transferred to Psammechinus)
- Species Echinus (Psammechinus) semituberculatus Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Lytechinus semituberculatus (Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846) (transferred to Lytechinus)
- Species Echinus (Psammechinus) verruculatus Lütken, 1864 accepted as Nudechinus verruculatus (Lütken, 1864) (transferred to Nudechinus)
- Subgenus Echinus (Strongylocentrotus) Brandt, 1835 accepted as Strongylocentrotus Brandt, 1835 (accepted at genus rank)
- Subgenus Echinus (Toxopneustes) L. Agassiz, 1841 accepted as Toxopneustes L. Agassiz, 1841 (accepted at genus rank)
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) albidus (L. Agassiz, 1841) accepted as Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) brevispinosus (Blainville, 1825) accepted as Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) complanatus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) concavus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) delalandi L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Valenciennes, 1846) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776) (transferred to Strongylocentrotus)
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) dübenii L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776) (incorrect original spelling (mandatory changed according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 32.5.2.1.))
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) gibbosus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Caenocentrotus gibbosus (L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) (transferred to Caenocentrosus)
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) granularis (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Sphaerechinus)
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) lividus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Paracentrotus)
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) neglectus Lamarck, 1816 represented as Echinus neglectus Lamarck, 1816
- Species Echinus (Toxopneustes) duebenii L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (uncertain > nomen dubium, possible subjective junior synonym of Strongylocentrotus pallidus)
- Subgenus Echinus (Tripneustes) L. Agassiz, 1841 accepted as Tripneustes L. Agassiz, 1841 (accepted at genus rank)
- Species Echinus (Tripneustes) sardica auct. accepted as Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758) (misidentification)
- Species Echinus aciculatus Hupé, 1857 accepted as Paracentrotus gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus acufer de Blainville, 1825 accepted as Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus acutus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Gracilechinus acutus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
- Species Echinus aequituberculatus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus affinis Mortensen, 1903 accepted as Gracilechinus affinis (Mortensen, 1903) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
- Species Echinus albidus L. Agassiz, 1841 accepted as Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus albocinctus Hutton, 1872 accepted as Pseudechinus albocinctus (Hutton, 1872) (transferred to Pseudechinus)
- Species Echinus albus Molina, 1782 accepted as Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782) (transferred to Loxechinus)
- Species Echinus alexandri Danielssen & Koren, 1883 accepted as Gracilechinus alexandri (Danielssen & Koren, 1883) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
- Species Echinus alternatus Deslongchamps, 1824 accepted as Echinus atternatus Bory de Saint Vincent in Bruguière, 1827 accepted as Mespilia globulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
- Species Echinus angulosus A. Agassiz, 1872 accepted as Nudechinus verruculatus (Lütken, 1864) (subjective junior synonym; junior homonym (non Echinus angulosus (Leske, 1778) = Parechinus angulosus))
- Species Echinus armatus de Meijere, 1903 accepted as Selenechinus armatus (de Meijere, 1902) (transferred to Selenechinus)
- Species Echinus atlanticus Mortensen, 1903 accepted as Gracilechinus atlanticus (Mortensen, 1903)
- Species Echinus atratus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Podophora atrata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (transferred to Podophora)
- Species Echinus atternatus Bory de Saint Vincent in Bruguière, 1827 accepted as Mespilia globulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus aurantiacus accepted as Echinus auranticus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
- Species Echinus auranticus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758 (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus auritus (Leske, 1778) accepted as Echinodiscus auritus Leske, 1778 accepted as Sculpsitechinus auritus (Leske, 1778) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Echinus basteri Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus biforis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Echinodiscus bisperforatus Leske, 1778 (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus blainvillei Des Moulins, 1837 accepted as Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus brevispinosus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus calamaris Pallas, 1774 accepted as Echinothrix calamaris (Pallas, 1774) (tranferred to Echinothrix)
- Species Echinus calamarus Pallas, 1774 accepted as Echinothrix calamaris (Pallas, 1774) (transferred to Echinothrix)
- Species Echinus cantaber Lambert & Thiéry, 1914 accepted as Echinus acutus norvegicus Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus (Düben & Koren, 1844) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus carinatus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Heterocentrotus mamillatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus castaneus Perry, 1810 accepted as Heterocentrotus mamillatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus chlorocentrotus Des Moulins, 1837 accepted as Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus chloroticus Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Evechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes, 1846) (transferred to Evechinus)
- Species Echinus cidaris Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cidaris cidaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (transferred to Cidaris)
- Species Echinus cordatum Pennant, 1777 accepted as Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) (transferred to Echinocardium)
- Species Echinus cordatus Pennant, 1777 accepted as Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777) (transferred to Echinocardium)
- Species Echinus coronalis (Leske, 1778) accepted as Echinothrix diadema (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus darnleyensis Tenison-Woods, 1878 accepted as Nudechinus darnleyensis (Tenison-Woods, 1878) (transferred to Nudechinus)
- Species Echinus decadactylos Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Heliophora orbiculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus decoratus L. Agassiz, 1841 accepted as Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus depressus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Toxopneustes maculatus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus depressus G.O. Sars, 1871 accepted as Echinus acutus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Gracilechinus acutus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus diadema Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Echinothrix diadema (Linnaeus, 1758) (transferred to Echinothrix)
- Species Echinus disjunctus von Martens, 1866 accepted as Pseudocentrotus depressus (A. Agassiz, 1864) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus dröbachiensis O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776) (incorrect original spelling (mandatory changed according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 32.5.2.1.))
- Species Echinus droebachiensis O.F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (O.F. Müller, 1776) (transferred to Strongylocentrotus)
- Species Echinus dubius Blainville, 1825 accepted as Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus dufresnii Blainville, 1825 accepted as Arbacia dufresnii (Blainville, 1825)
- Species Echinus elegans Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Gracilechinus elegans (Düben & Koren, 1844) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
- Species Echinus elevatus Hutton, 1872 accepted as Amblypneustes elevatus (Hutton, 1872) (transferred to Amblypneustes)
- Species Echinus emarginatus (Leske, 1778) accepted as Encope emarginata (Leske, 1778) (transferred to Encope)
- Species Echinus equituberculatus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling for Echinus aequituberculatus)
- Species Echinus erythrogrammus Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Valenciennes, 1846) (transferred to Heliocidaris)
- Species Echinus eſculentus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758 (incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.))
- Species Echinus euryporus H.L. Clark, 1912 accepted as Gracilechinus euryporus (H.L. Clark, 1912) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
- Species Echinus excavatus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus fasciatus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus flemingii Forbes, 1841 accepted as Echinus acutus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Gracilechinus acutus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus fueginus Philippi, 1898 accepted as Pseudechinus magellanicus (Philippi, 1857) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus gaimardi Blainville, 1825 accepted as Paracentrotus gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) (transferred to Paracentrotus)
- Species Echinus globiformis Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758 (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus globulus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mespilia globulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (transferred to Mespilia)
- Species Echinus gracilis A. Agassiz, 1869 accepted as Gracilechinus gracilis (A. Agassiz, 1869) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
- Species Echinus grandinosus Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus grandis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Plagiobrissus grandis (Gmelin, 1791) (transferred to Plagiobrissus)
- Species Echinus granularis Say, 1827 non Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Strongylocentrotus Brandt, 1835 (misidentification (possibly a Strongylocentrotus pallidus according to Jensen, 1974))
- Species Echinus granularis de Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Sphaerechinus)
- Species Echinus granulatus Gould, 1841 accepted as Strongylocentrotus pallidus (Sars G.O., 1872) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus gratilla Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758) (transferred to Tripneustes)
- Species Echinus griseus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Amblypneustes ovum (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus hexaporus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus hirsuta Döderlein, 1905 accepted as Echinus gilchristi Bell, 1904 (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus hirsutus Döderlein, 1905 accepted as Echinus gilchristi Bell, 1904 (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus horridus A. Agassiz, 1879 accepted as Dermechinus horridus (A. Agassiz, 1879)
- Species Echinus huttoni (Benham, 1908) accepted as Pseudechinus huttoni Benham, 1908 (unaccepted combination)
- Species Echinus inflatus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus lacunosus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Echinus lacunoſus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Echinus lacunosus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.))
- Species Echinus laganoides Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Echinostrephus molaris (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus laganum (Leske, 1778) accepted as Laganum laganum (Leske, 1778) (transferred to Laganum)
- Species Echinus leschenaulti Blainville, 1825 accepted as Stomopneustes variolaris (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus lezaroides Perrier, 1869 accepted as Echinostrephus molaris (Blainville, 1825) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, treated as subjective junior synonym of Echinostrephus molaris by Mortensen (1943b: p. 311))
- Species Echinus lithophagus Leach in Tilloch, 1812 accepted as Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (nomen nudum)
- Species Echinus lividus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Paracentrotus)
- Species Echinus lixula Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1758) (transferred to Arbacia)
- Species Echinus lobatulus Walker & Jacob, 1798 accepted as Cibicides lobatulus (Walker & Jacob, 1798) accepted as Lobatula lobatula (Walker & Jacob, 1798) (foraminiferan erroneously identified as an echinoid)
- Species Echinus lobatus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus loculatus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus lucidus Döderlein, 1885 accepted as Gracilechinus lucidus (Döderlein, 1885) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
- Species Echinus lucunter Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758) (transferred to Echinometra)
- Species Echinus maculatus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Toxopneustes maculatus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Toxopneustes)
- Species Echinus maculosus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Metalia spatagus (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus magellanicus Philippi, 1857 accepted as Pseudechinus magellanicus (Philippi, 1857) (transferred to Pseudechinus)
- Species Echinus mamillatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Heterocentrotus mamillatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (transferred to Heterocentrotus)
- Species Echinus mammillatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Heterocentrotus mamillatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Echinus margaritaceus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Pseudechinus magellanicus (Philippi, 1857) (nomen dubium)
- Species Echinus marinus Klein, 1753 (unaccepted > unavailable name, pre-Linnaean)
- Species Echinus mathaei Blainville, 1825 accepted as Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825)
- Species Echinus maugei Blainville, 1825 accepted as Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus microstoma Thomson, 1872 accepted as Echinus acutus norvegicus Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus (Düben & Koren, 1844) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus microtuberculatus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825) (transferred to Psammechinus)
- Species Echinus miliaris P.L.S. Müller, 1771 accepted as Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771) (transferred to Psammechinus)
- Species Echinus minimus Blainville, 1825 accepted as Parechinus angulosus (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus minutus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus mola Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Echinus molaris Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted)
- Species Echinus multicolor Yoshiwara, 1898 (unaccepted, transferred to Nudechinus)
- Species Echinus multidentatus H.L. Clark, 1925 (unaccepted)
- Species Echinus neapolitanus Delle Chiaje, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus neumayeri Meisser, 1900 (unaccepted, transferred to Sterechinus)
- Species Echinus niger Molina, 1782 (unaccepted > superseded combination, transferred to Arbacia by Agassiz & Desor (1846))
- Species Echinus norvegicus Düben & Koren, 1844 (unaccepted, reduced to subspecies rank )
- Species Echinus oblonga (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Echinus oblongus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, transferred to Echinometra)
- Species Echinus octodactylos Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus omalostoma Valenciennes, 1846 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus orbiculus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, transferred to Heliophora)
- Species Echinus oviformis Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus ovum Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, transferred to Amblypneustes)
- Species Echinus pallidus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, transferred to Amblypneustes)
- Species Echinus parvituberculatus Blainville, 1834 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus paucituberculatus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus pedifer Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, transferred to Colobocentrotus (Podophora))
- Species Echinus pentagonus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus pentaporus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus peronii Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus pictus (Norman, 1869) (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus pileolus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted)
- Species Echinus placenta Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, transferred to Arachnoides)
- Species Echinus polyzonalis Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus porosus Valenciennes, 1846 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus pseudomelo Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus pseudo-melo Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, incorrect original spelling (mandatory changed according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 32.5.2.3. - removal of hyphen))
- Species Echinus pulchellus L. Agassiz, 1841 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus pulvinulus Pennant, 1812 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus punctiferus Bory de Saint Vincent in Bruguière, 1827 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus punctulatus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, transferred to Arbacia)
- Species Echinus purpuratus Stimpson, 1857 (unaccepted, transferred to Strongylocentrotus)
- Species Echinus purpurescens Valenciennes, 1846 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus purpureus Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus pusillus (O.F. Müller, 1776) (unaccepted, transferred to Echinocyamus)
- Species Echinus pustulatus L. Agassiz, 1841 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus pustulosus (Leske, 1778) (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus quinquangulosus (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Echinus quinqueangulatus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus quinqueangulosus (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Echinus quoy Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus quoyi Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Echinus radiatus (Leske, 1778) (unaccepted, transferred to Astropyga)
- Species Echinus rarispinus G.O. Sars, 1871 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, manuscript name (for globular specimens of E. acutus norvegicus))
- Species Echinus reticulatus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, tranferred to Clypeaster)
- Species Echinus robillardi de Loriol, 1883 (unaccepted, transferred to Gymnechinus)
- Species Echinus rosaceus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, transferred to Clypeaster)
- Species Echinus roſaceus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.))
- Species Echinus sardicus sensu Delle Chiaje, 1841 (unaccepted, misidentification)
- Species Echinus saxatilis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym - but see below in notes section)
- Species Echinus schwartzii Nilsson, 1817 (unaccepted, misspelling)
- Species Echinus sculptus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus spatagus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, transferred to Metalia)
- Species Echinus spatuliger Valenciennes, 1846 (unaccepted, transferred to Arbacia)
- Species Echinus sphaera O.F. Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus sphaeroides Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, transferred to Salmacis)
- Species Echinus stellatus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, transferred to Arbacia)
- Species Echinus stenoporus Mortensen, 1942 (unaccepted, transferred to Gracilechinus)
- Species Echinus subangularis Fleming, 1829 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus subangulosus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus subcaeruleus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus subglobiformis Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus swartzii Nilsson & Holst, 1817 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus ſaxatilis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.))
- Species Echinus ſpatagus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.))
- Species Echinus ſphæroides Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.))
- Species Echinus tenuispina Norman, 1868 (unaccepted, incorrect declination of species name)
- Species Echinus toreumaticus (Leske, 1778) (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus trigonarius Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, transferred to Heterocentrotus)
- Species Echinus tuberculatus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, transferred to Heliocidaris)
- Species Echinus tylodes H.L. Clark, 1912 (unaccepted, transferred to Gracilechinus)
- Species Echinus variegatus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, transferred to Lytechinus)
- Species Echinus variegatus (Leske, 1778) (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus variolaris Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, transferred to Stomopneustes)
- Species Echinus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, transferred to Tripneustes)
- Species Echinus verruculatus (Lütken, 1864) (unaccepted, transferred to Nudechinus)
- Species Echinus versicolor L. Agassiz, 1841 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, unavailable; mentioned in a list only; without description, illustration, or indication (ICZN 1999 Article 12.1.))
- Species Echinus violaceus Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus virens Düben & Koren, 1844 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus virgatus Des Moulins, 1837 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus vulgaris Blainville, 1825 (unaccepted, subjective junior synonym)
- Species Echinus neglectus Lamarck, 1816 (uncertain > nomen dubium, possible subjective junior synonym of Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis or S. pallidus)
- Species Echinus subangulosus de Blainville, 1826 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Echinus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123386 on 2024-08-15
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Cidarites (Echinus) Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Cidarites (Echinus) Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors
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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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Japanese | ホンウニ属 | [details] |