Deep-Sea name details
Echinus acutus Lamarck, 1816
124277 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124277)
unaccepted (transferred to Gracilechinus)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>, Tome troisième, 586 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47702
page(s): 45-46 [details]
page(s): 45-46 [details]
Note North Sea Basin
[details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality North Sea Basin[details]
Distribution Deeper than 200 m, on stones and gravel. Vars flemingii and norvegicus occur in the western Channel, off western and...
Distribution Deeper than 200 m, on stones and gravel. Vars flemingii and norvegicus occur in the western Channel, off western and northern coasts of the British Isles and in the northern North Sea [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Echinus acutus Lamarck, 1816. 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=124277 on 2026-04-22
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Echinus acutus Lamarck, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124277 on 2026-04-22
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Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>, Tome troisième, 586 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47702
page(s): 45-46 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 41-43 [details]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (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]
page(s): 45-46 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 41-43 [details]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Deeper than 200 m, on stones and gravel. Vars flemingii and norvegicus occur in the western Channel, off western and northern coasts of the British Isles and in the northern North Sea [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Type locality North Sea Basin
[details]
Unreviewed
Breeding Echinopluteus larva. Summer [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | iriq deti me gjëlpëra | [details] |
| German | langstacheliger Seeigel | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | langpiggsjøpiggsvin | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | langpiggsjøpiggsvin | [details] |
| Swedish | långtaggig sjöborre | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (235 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (11 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (235 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 16 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (11 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
