WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerechinus Desor, 1856
123436 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123436)
accepted
Genus
Spaerechinus · unaccepted (lapsus calami)
Spærechinus Desor, 1856 · unaccepted (incorrect original spelling (ICZN...)
incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.2.1.)
Sphærechinus Desor, 1855 · unaccepted (incorrect original spelling (ICZN...)
incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.)
Sphärechinus · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Spherechinus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Trichaelina Barrois, 1887 · unaccepted (junior synonym of Sphaerechinus)
Trichælina Barrois, 1887 · unaccepted (incorrect original spelling (ICZN...)
incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.)
- Species Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Sphaerechinus roseus Russo, 1893 accepted as Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Not documented
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Sphaerechinus Desor, 1856. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123436 on 2026-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Trichaelina Barrois, 1887) Barrois, J. 1887. Note sur une nouvelle forme parasite des Firoles, Trichœlina paradoxa. Journal de l'anatomie et de la physiologie 23, 1-17., available online at https://archive.org/stream/journaldelanato08robigoog#page/n8/mode/2up [details]
original description (of Sphærechinus Desor, 1855) 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]
original description (of Trichælina Barrois, 1887) Barrois, J. 1887. Note sur une nouvelle forme parasite des Firoles, Trichœlina paradoxa. Journal de l'anatomie et de la physiologie 23, 1-17., available online at https://archive.org/stream/journaldelanato08robigoog#page/n8/mode/2up [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]
original description (of Sphærechinus Desor, 1855) 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]
original description (of Trichælina Barrois, 1887) Barrois, J. 1887. Note sur une nouvelle forme parasite des Firoles, Trichœlina paradoxa. Journal de l'anatomie et de la physiologie 23, 1-17., available online at https://archive.org/stream/journaldelanato08robigoog#page/n8/mode/2up [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]
Other
additional source
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
