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Centrechinus Jackson, 1912

536217  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:536217)

 unaccepted (objective junior synonym of Diadema)
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  1. Subgenus Centrechinus (Diadema) Gray, 1825 accepted as Diadema Gray, 1825 (accepted at genus rank)
    1. Species Centrechinus (Diadema) setosus (Leske, 1778) accepted as Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) (transferred to Diadema)
  2. Species Centrechinus antillarum (Philippi, 1845) accepted as Diadema antillarum (Philippi, 1845) (transferred to Diadema)
  3. Species Centrechinus mexicanus (A. Agassiz, 1863) accepted as Diadema mexicanum A. Agassiz, 1863 (unaccepted combination)
  4. Species Centrechinus paucispinus (A. Agassiz, 1863) accepted as Diadema paucispinum A. Agassiz, 1863 (unaccepted combination)
  5. Species Centrechinus savignyi (Audouin, 1809) accepted as Diadema savignyi (Audouin, 1809) (transferred to Diadema)
  6. Species Centrechinus setosus (Leske, 1778) accepted as Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) (unaccepted combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Jackson, R. T. 1912. Phylogeny of the Echini with a revision of Palaeozoic species. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 7, 1-491. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3617410
page(s): 28 [details]   
Etymology from Greek κέντρον (sting) and ἐχῖνος (sea urchin)  
Etymology from Greek κέντρον (sting) and ἐχῖνος (sea urchin) [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Centrechinus Jackson, 1912. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536217 on 2024-03-28
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original description Jackson, R. T. 1912. Phylogeny of the Echini with a revision of Palaeozoic species. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 7, 1-491. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3617410
page(s): 28 [details]   

basis of record Mortensen, T. (1940). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 1. Aulodonta, with Additions to Vol. II (Lepidocentroida and Stirodonta). 370 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 241 [details]   
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Etymology from Greek κέντρον (sting) and ἐχῖνος (sea urchin) [details]