World Register of Deep-Sea species - Echinus Linnaeus, 1758

Deep-Sea taxon details

Echinus Linnaeus, 1758

Echinus esculentus

AphiaID

123386 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123386)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Echinidae Gray, 1825

Direct children (13)

Ordering

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Species Echinus anchistus H.L. Clark, 1912
Species Echinus gilchristi Bell, 1904
Species Echinus melo Lamarck, 1816
Species Echinus wallisi A. Agassiz, 1880
Species Echinus acutus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Gracilechinus acutus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
Species Echinus affinis Mortensen, 1903 accepted as Gracilechinus affinis (Mortensen, 1903) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
Species Echinus alexandri Danielssen & Koren, 1883 accepted as Gracilechinus alexandri (Danielssen & Koren, 1883) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
Species Echinus atlanticus Mortensen, 1903 accepted as Gracilechinus atlanticus (Mortensen, 1903)
Species Echinus elegans Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Gracilechinus elegans (Düben & Koren, 1844) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
Species Echinus euryporus H.L. Clark, 1912 accepted as Gracilechinus euryporus (H.L. Clark, 1912) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
Species Echinus lucidus Döderlein, 1885 accepted as Gracilechinus lucidus (Döderlein, 1885) (transferred to Gracilechinus)
Species Echinus multidentatus H.L. Clark, 1925 accepted as Gracilechinus multidentatus (H.L. Clark, 1925)
Species Echinus tylodes H.L. Clark, 1912 accepted as Gracilechinus tylodes (H.L. Clark, 1912) (transferred to Gracilechinus)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Echinus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123386 on 2026-03-24

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Echinus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123386 on 2026-03-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2010-09-06 12:28:48Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

2011-04-26 08:50:20Z

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Kroh, Andreas

2020-05-08 12:20:04Z

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Kroh, Andreas

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]