WoRMS name details
Sphærechinus Desor, 1855
536670 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:536670)
unaccepted (incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.))
Genus
- Species Sphærechinus australiae A. Agassiz, 1872 accepted as Heliocidaris australiae (A. Agassiz, 1872) (transferred to Heliocidaris)
- Species Sphærechinus brevispinosus (Blainville, 1825) accepted as Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Sphærechinus esculentus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted combination)
- Species Sphærechinus gibbosus (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) accepted as Caenocentrotus gibbosus (L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) (transferred to Caenocentrosus)
- Species Sphærechinus indianus (Michelin, 1862) accepted as Pseudoboletia indiana (Michelin, 1862) (transferred to Pseudoboletia)
- Species Sphærechinus ovarius Lambert & Thiéry, 1914 accepted as Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Sphærechinus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1864) accepted as Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1864) (transferred to Hemicentrotus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Desor, E. 1855-1858. Synopsis des échinides fossiles. Reinwald, Paris, lxviii+490 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10699378
page(s): 134-135 [details]
page(s): 134-135 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Sphærechinus Desor, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536670 on 2024-07-16
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original description
Desor, E. 1855-1858. Synopsis des échinides fossiles. Reinwald, Paris, lxviii+490 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10699378
page(s): 134-135 [details]
page(s): 134-135 [details]