Deep-Sea taxon details
Prionechinus forbesianus (A. Agassiz, 1881)
513487 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513487)
accepted
Species
Cottaldia forbesiana A. Agassiz, 1881 · unaccepted (transferred to Prionechinus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cottaldia forbesiana A. Agassiz, 1881) Agassiz, A. (1881). Report on the Echinoidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 3 (part 9): 1-321, pl. 1-66., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-09/README.htm
page(s): 112-113; pl. 6a: figs 15-17 [details]
page(s): 112-113; pl. 6a: figs 15-17 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Prionechinus forbesianus (A. Agassiz, 1881). 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=513487 on 2026-03-02
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Prionechinus forbesianus (A. Agassiz, 1881). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513487 on 2026-03-02
original description
(of Cottaldia forbesiana A. Agassiz, 1881) Agassiz, A. (1881). Report on the Echinoidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 3 (part 9): 1-321, pl. 1-66., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-09/README.htm
page(s): 112-113; pl. 6a: figs 15-17 [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 Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 2. Camarodonta. I. Orthopsidæ, Glyphocyphidæ, Temnopleuridæ and Toxopneustidæ. vii+553 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 286-290 [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): 112-113; pl. 6a: figs 15-17 [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 Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 2. Camarodonta. I. Orthopsidæ, Glyphocyphidæ, Temnopleuridæ and Toxopneustidæ. vii+553 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 286-290 [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
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