WoRMS taxon details
Paracentrotus Mortensen, 1903
Microcordyla Zirpolo, 1927 · unaccepted (based on echinoid pedicellariae...)
based on echinoid pedicellariae misinterpreted as sponge
Species Paracentrotus gaimardi (Blainville, 1825)
Species Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816)
Subgenus Paracentrotus (Strongylocentrotus) Brandt, 1835 accepted as Strongylocentrotus Brandt, 1835 (accepted at genus rank)
Species Paracentrotus grandis H.L. Clark, 1923 accepted as Polyechinus agulhensis (Döderlein, 1905) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816)
Subgenus Paracentrotus (Strongylocentrotus) Brandt, 1835 accepted as Strongylocentrotus Brandt, 1835 (accepted at genus rank)
» Species Paracentrotus (Strongylocentrotus) lividus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted combination)
Species Paracentrotus agulhensis Döderlein, 1905 accepted as Polyechinus agulhensis (Döderlein, 1905)Species Paracentrotus grandis H.L. Clark, 1923 accepted as Polyechinus agulhensis (Döderlein, 1905) (subjective junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2023). World Echinoidea Database. Paracentrotus Mortensen, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123387 on 2023-06-08
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original description
(of Microcordyla Zirpolo, 1927) Zirpolo, G. 1927 [1926]. Di una nuova Silicospugna del Golfo di Napoli (<i>Microcordyla asteriae</i> n.g. n.sp.). Bolletino della Società dei Naturalisti in Napoli (2) 38(18): 287-290. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Clark, H. L. (1923). The Echinoderm fauna of South Africa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 13(7): 221-435, 23 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1541222#page/263/mode/1up [details]
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 Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

context source (Deepsea) Clark, H. L. (1923). The Echinoderm fauna of South Africa. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 13(7): 221-435, 23 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1541222#page/263/mode/1up [details]
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 Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]