WoRMS name details
Echinus affinis Mortensen, 1903
124279 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124279)
unaccepted (transferred to Gracilechinus)
Species
Pseudechinus affinis (Mortensen, 1903) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mortensen, T. 1903. The Danish Ingolf-Expedition 1895-1896. Vol. 4, No. 2. Echinoidea, pt. 1. Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, 198 pp.
page(s): 100, 150-152, 179; pl. 5: figs 4, 8, pl. 15: figs 3, 10, pl. 16: figs 6, 20, pl. 18: figs 4, 16, 28, pl. 19: fig. 27, pl. 20: figs 17, 21 [details]
page(s): 100, 150-152, 179; pl. 5: figs 4, 8, pl. 15: figs 3, 10, pl. 16: figs 6, 20, pl. 18: figs 4, 16, 28, pl. 19: fig. 27, pl. 20: figs 17, 21 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Echinus affinis Mortensen, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124279 on 2025-10-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Mortensen, T. 1903. The Danish Ingolf-Expedition 1895-1896. Vol. 4, No. 2. Echinoidea, pt. 1. Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, 198 pp.
page(s): 100, 150-152, 179; pl. 5: figs 4, 8, pl. 15: figs 3, 10, pl. 16: figs 6, 20, pl. 18: figs 4, 16, 28, pl. 19: fig. 27, pl. 20: figs 17, 21 [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]
page(s): 100, 150-152, 179; pl. 5: figs 4, 8, pl. 15: figs 3, 10, pl. 16: figs 6, 20, pl. 18: figs 4, 16, 28, pl. 19: fig. 27, pl. 20: figs 17, 21 [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]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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): 83-86 [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. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 83-86 [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echinus affinis Mortensen (USNM E34660) aboral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echinus affinis Mortensen (USNM E34660) oral view)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (137 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echinus affinis Mortensen (USNM E34660) aboral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echinus affinis Mortensen (USNM E34660) oral view)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (137 records)
To ITIS
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