WoRMS name details
Psammechinus pulcherrimus A. Agassiz, 1864
569548 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:569548)
unaccepted (transferred to Hemicentrotus)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, A. (1864). Synopsis of the echinoids collected by Dr. W. Stimpson on the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under the command of Captains Ringgold and Rodgers. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 15 (1863), 352-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958617
page(s): 357 [details]
page(s): 357 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Psammechinus pulcherrimus A. Agassiz, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=569548 on 2026-02-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Agassiz, A. (1864). Synopsis of the echinoids collected by Dr. W. Stimpson on the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under the command of Captains Ringgold and Rodgers. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 15 (1863), 352-361., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1958617
page(s): 357 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 248-254 [details]
page(s): 357 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 248-254 [details]
Syntype MCZ 1752 [details]
From editor or global species database
Authority Originally attributed to "Barn. MS." by Agassiz (1864: p. 357). Since it is Agassiz' paper that first made the name available the name takes the authority of Agassiz, 1864 (ICZN 1999, Art. 50.1). [details]
