Deep-Sea taxon details
Echinoneus cyclostomus Leske, 1778
212461 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212461)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Leske, N. G. 1778. Jacobi Theodori Klein naturalis dispositio echinodermatum . . ., edita et descriptionibus novisque inventis et synonomis auctorem aucta. Addimenta ad I. T. Klein naturalem dispositionem Echinodermatum. G. E. Beer, Leipzig, xxii+278 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PID=PPN573613834
page(s): 173-174; pl. 37: figs 4-5 [details]
page(s): 173-174; pl. 37: figs 4-5 [details]
Description Colour in life: deep red unlike Aldabra specimens which are green (Humphreys, 1981).
Also recorded from 'Coin Peros' by...
Also recorded from 'Coin Peros' by...
Description Colour in life: deep red unlike Aldabra specimens which are green (Humphreys, 1981).
Also recorded from 'Coin Peros' by Bell (1909) - locality can't be traced; SE Arabia, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Marshall islands and Tuamotus (Clark, 1954); Lakshadweeo (India) in Sastry (1991).
General distribution: from East Africa to Hawaii (Tortonese, 1980); tropical, Indo-Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-120 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Western Atlantic and East coast of Africa to Hawaiian Islands (Sastry, 1991).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, deposit feeder (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Also recorded from 'Coin Peros' by Bell (1909) - locality can't be traced; SE Arabia, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Marshall islands and Tuamotus (Clark, 1954); Lakshadweeo (India) in Sastry (1991).
General distribution: from East Africa to Hawaii (Tortonese, 1980); tropical, Indo-Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-120 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Western Atlantic and East coast of Africa to Hawaiian Islands (Sastry, 1991).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, deposit feeder (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Echinoneus cyclostomus Leske, 1778. 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=212461 on 2026-05-22
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Echinoneus cyclostomus Leske, 1778. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212461 on 2026-05-22
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2000-09-25 07:20:28Z
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Garcia, Maria
original description
Leske, N. G. 1778. Jacobi Theodori Klein naturalis dispositio echinodermatum . . ., edita et descriptionibus novisque inventis et synonomis auctorem aucta. Addimenta ad I. T. Klein naturalem dispositionem Echinodermatum. G. E. Beer, Leipzig, xxii+278 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PID=PPN573613834
page(s): 173-174; pl. 37: figs 4-5 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Pawson, D. L.; Devaney, D. M.; Sterrer, W. E. (2001). The echinoderm fauna of Bermuda. Unpub. MS. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1948). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. IV, 1 Holectypoida, Cassiduloida. 371 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 75-80 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
page(s): 173-174; pl. 37: figs 4-5 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Pawson, D. L.; Devaney, D. M.; Sterrer, W. E. (2001). The echinoderm fauna of Bermuda. Unpub. MS. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1948). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. IV, 1 Holectypoida, Cassiduloida. 371 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 75-80 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Colour in life: deep red unlike Aldabra specimens which are green (Humphreys, 1981).Also recorded from 'Coin Peros' by Bell (1909) - locality can't be traced; SE Arabia, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Marshall islands and Tuamotus (Clark, 1954); Lakshadweeo (India) in Sastry (1991).
General distribution: from East Africa to Hawaii (Tortonese, 1980); tropical, Indo-Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-120 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Western Atlantic and East coast of Africa to Hawaiian Islands (Sastry, 1991).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, deposit feeder (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Remark Syntypes whereabouts undetermined. Type locality: unknown (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タマゴウニ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (101 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinoneus cyclostomus)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (153 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 000234.EC)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (101 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinoneus cyclostomus)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (153 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 000234.EC)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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