WoRMS name details
Sphærechinus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1864)
569715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:569715)
unaccepted (transferred to Hemicentrotus)
Species
Sphærechinus Desor, 1855 accepted as Sphaerechinus Desor, 1856
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Psammechinus pulcherrimus A. Agassiz, 1864) 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. Sphærechinus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=569715 on 2026-02-08
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Nomenclature
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(of Psammechinus pulcherrimus A. Agassiz, 1864) 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]
new combination reference Mortensen, T. 1903. The Danish Ingolf-Expedition 1895-1896. Vol. 4, No. 2. Echinoidea, pt. 1. Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, 198 pp. [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]
new combination reference Mortensen, T. 1903. The Danish Ingolf-Expedition 1895-1896. Vol. 4, No. 2. Echinoidea, pt. 1. Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, 198 pp. [details]
