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Echinoidea taxon details

Psammechinus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846

Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771)
Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771)

123389  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123389)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Echinozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Echinoidea (Class)
  6. Euechinoidea (Subclass)
  7. Carinacea (Infraclass)
  8. Echinacea (Subterclass)
  9. Camarodonta (Order)
  10. Echinidea (Infraorder)
  11. Parechinidae (Family)
  12. Psammechinus (Genus)
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Genus
Echinus (Psammechinus) L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 · unaccepted (accepted at genus rank)

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  1. Species Psammechinus arnei Castex, 1947 †
  2. Species Psammechinus carolinensis Kier, 1997 †
  3. Species Psammechinus charlesworthi (Forbes, 1852) †
  4. Species Psammechinus dainellii Desio, 1929 †
  5. Species Psammechinus demolyi Lambert in Demoly, 1928 †
  6. Species Psammechinus desioi Airaghi, 1934 †
  7. Species Psammechinus dewalquei Cotteau, 1880 †
  8. Species Psammechinus exoletus McCrady in Tuomey & Holmes, 1855 †
  9. Species Psammechinus floralanus Cooke, 1941 †
  10. Species Psammechinus henslowi (Forbes, 1852) †
  11. Species Psammechinus lyelli (Forbes, 1852) †
  12. Species Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825)
  13. Species Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771)
  14. Species Psammechinus neuvillei Lambert, 1928 †
  15. Species Psammechinus ocalanus Cooke, 1941 †
  16. Species Psammechinus punicus Lambert, 1931 †
  17. Species Psammechinus santee Cooke, 1941 †
  18. Species Psammechinus simplex Lambert, 1931 †
  19. Species Psammechinus aciculatus (Hupé, 1856) accepted as Paracentrotus gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
  20. Species Psammechinus asteroides Girard, 1850 accepted as Evechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes, 1846) (subjective junior synonym)
  21. Species Psammechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes, 1846) accepted as Evechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes, 1846)
  22. Species Psammechinus coglesi Cotteau, 1880 † accepted as Echinus coglesi (Cotteau, 1880) † (transferred to Echinus)
  23. Species Psammechinus darnleyensis (Tenison-Woods, 1878) accepted as Nudechinus darnleyensis (Tenison-Woods, 1878) (transferred to Nudechinus)
  24. Species Psammechinus diadema (Studer, 1876) accepted as Sterechinus diadema (Studer, 1876) (transferred to Sterechinus)
  25. Species Psammechinus epistichus (H.L. Clark, 1912) accepted as Gymnechinus epistichus H.L. Clark, 1912 (unaccepted combination)
  26. Species Psammechinus excavatus (Blainville, 1825) accepted as Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
  27. Species Psammechinus humilior Bittner, 1892 † accepted as Cryptechinus humilior (Bittner, 1892) † (made the type-species of Cryptechinus)
  28. Species Psammechinus intermedius A. Agassiz, 1864 accepted as Strongylocentrotus intermedius (A. Agassiz, 1864) (transferred to Strongylocentrotus)
  29. Species Psammechinus korenii Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771) (subjective junior synonym)
  30. Species Psammechinus laganoides (Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) accepted as Echinostrephus molaris (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
  31. Species Psammechinus magellanicus (Philippi, 1857) accepted as Pseudechinus magellanicus (Philippi, 1857) (transferred to Pseudechinus)
  32. Species Psammechinus norvegicus (Düben & Koren, 1844) accepted as Echinus acutus norvegicus Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus (Düben & Koren, 1844) (unaccepted combination)
  33. Species Psammechinus parvituberculatus (Blainville, 1834) accepted as Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
  34. Species Psammechinus paucispinus A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 accepted as Pseudoboletia indiana (Michelin, 1862) (subjective junior synonym)
  35. Species Psammechinus pictus Verrill, 1867 accepted as Lytechinus pictus (Verrill, 1867) (transferred to Lytechinus)
  36. Species Psammechinus pulchellus (Mortensen, 1904) accepted as Gymnechinus pulchellus Mortensen, 1904 (unaccepted combination)
  37. Species Psammechinus pulchellus (L. Agassiz, 1841) accepted as Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
  38. Species Psammechinus pulcherrimus A. Agassiz, 1864 accepted as Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1864) (transferred to Hemicentrotus)
  39. Species Psammechinus pustulatus (L. Agassiz, 1841) accepted as Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771) (subjective junior synonym)
  40. Species Psammechinus robillardi (de Loriol, 1883) accepted as Gymnechinus robillardi (de Loriol, 1883) (transferred to Gymnechinus)
  41. Species Psammechinus rufus (Bell, 1894) accepted as Desmechinus rufus (Bell, 1894) (transferred to Desmechinus)
  42. Species Psammechinus semituberculatus Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Lytechinus semituberculatus (Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846) (transferred to Lytechinus)
  43. Species Psammechinus sphaeroides Nyst, 1868 † accepted as Echinus sphaeroides (Nyst, 1868) † (transferred to Echinus)
  44. Species Psammechinus subangulosus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Parechinus angulosus (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
  45. Species Psammechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Lytechinus)
  46. Species Psammechinus verruculatus (Lütken, 1864) accepted as Nudechinus verruculatus (Lütken, 1864) (transferred to Nudechinus)
  47. Species Psammechinus versicolor (Mortensen, 1904) accepted as Desmechinus versicolor (Mortensen, 1904) (transferred to Desmechinus)
  48. Species Psammechinus woodsi Laube, 1869 † accepted as Ortholophus woodsi (Laube, 1869) † (transferred to Ortholophus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Not documented
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Psammechinus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123389 on 2026-06-20
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Hansson, Hans
2010-09-06 12:28:48Z
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Kroh, Andreas
2020-05-08 12:20:04Z
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Kroh, Andreas

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 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] OpenAccess publication
 
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