WoRMS taxon details
Metalia spatagus (Linnaeus, 1758)
212463 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212463)
accepted
Species
Brissus compressus (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus maculosus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Echinus spatagus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (transferred to Metalia)
Echinus ſpatagus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (incorrect original spelling (ICZN...)
incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.)
Metalia maculosa (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Prometalia spatagus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Prometalia ventricosa Lambert & Thiery, 1924 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Spatangus compressus Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Echinus spatagus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 665 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 665 [details] Available for editors
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Description Also distributed in Guam, New Caledonia (Clark, 1954); SE Arabia, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine,...
Description Also distributed in Guam, New Caledonia (Clark, 1954); SE Arabia, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Lakshadweep (India) in Sastry (1991).
General distribution: tropical, Indo-Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-130 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); East coast of Arica to Hawaiian Islands (Sastry, 1991).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, deposit feeder (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
General distribution: tropical, Indo-Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-130 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); East coast of Arica to Hawaiian Islands (Sastry, 1991).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, deposit feeder (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Metalia spatagus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212463 on 2026-05-14
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Garcia, Maria
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echinus maculosus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3199 [details]
original description (of Echinus spatagus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 665 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Prometalia ventricosa Lambert & Thiery, 1924) Lambert, J. & Thiéry, P. (1909-1925). Essai de Nomenclature Raisonnée des Echinides. L. Ferrière, Chaumont. fasc. 1: i-iii, 1-80, pls. 1-2 (March 1909); fasc. 2: 81-160, pls. 3-4 (July 1910); fasc. 3: 161-240, pls. 5-6 (May 1911); fasc. 4: 241-320, pls. 7-8 (March 1914); fasc. 5: 321-384, pl. 9 (Sept. 1921); fasc. 6-7: 385-512, pls. 10-11, 14 (Dec. 1924); fasc. 7-8: 513-607, pls. 12, 13, 15 (Feb. 1925) pp., available online at http://de.scribd.com/doc/17477843/Essai-de-Nomenclature-Raisonnee-des-Echinides#source:facebook
page(s): 496 [details]
original description (of Spatangus compressus Lamarck, 1816) 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): 30 [details]
original description (of Echinus ſpatagus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
page(s): 3199 [details]
original description (of Echinus spatagus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 665 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Prometalia ventricosa Lambert & Thiery, 1924) Lambert, J. & Thiéry, P. (1909-1925). Essai de Nomenclature Raisonnée des Echinides. L. Ferrière, Chaumont. fasc. 1: i-iii, 1-80, pls. 1-2 (March 1909); fasc. 2: 81-160, pls. 3-4 (July 1910); fasc. 3: 161-240, pls. 5-6 (May 1911); fasc. 4: 241-320, pls. 7-8 (March 1914); fasc. 5: 321-384, pl. 9 (Sept. 1921); fasc. 6-7: 385-512, pls. 10-11, 14 (Dec. 1924); fasc. 7-8: 513-607, pls. 12, 13, 15 (Feb. 1925) pp., available online at http://de.scribd.com/doc/17477843/Essai-de-Nomenclature-Raisonnee-des-Echinides#source:facebook
page(s): 496 [details]
original description (of Spatangus compressus Lamarck, 1816) 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): 30 [details]
original description (of Echinus ſpatagus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Wai, T. C., Ng, W. C., Leung, K. M. Y. & Williams, G. A. (2011). Stock and ecological status of echinoderms in Hong Kong: evaluation of effectiveness of marine protected areas using sea urchins as model organism. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Lambert, J. (1923). Echinides vivants et fossiles recueillis à Madagascar par M. Raymond Decary. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'agriculture, sciences et arts du département de l'Aube.</em> 85: 13-55, 1 pl., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k57204048/f13.image [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 540-542 [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 [request]
additional source Lambert, J. (1923). Echinides vivants et fossiles recueillis à Madagascar par M. Raymond Decary. <em>Mémoires de la Société d'agriculture, sciences et arts du département de l'Aube.</em> 85: 13-55, 1 pl., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k57204048/f13.image [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 540-542 [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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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Also distributed in Guam, New Caledonia (Clark, 1954); SE Arabia, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); Lakshadweep (India) in Sastry (1991).General distribution: tropical, Indo-Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-130 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); East coast of Arica to Hawaiian Islands (Sastry, 1991).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, deposit feeder (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Remark Type data: status and whereabouts undetermined. Type locality: 'Oceano omni' (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ライオネスブンブク | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Metalia maculosa (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metalia spatagus)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (51 records)
ZooBank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F10440F9-41F1-41DA-9A81-857DBBF6FACA (from synonym Echinus spatagus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Metalia maculosa (Gmelin, 1791))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Metalia spatagus)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (51 records)
ZooBank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F10440F9-41F1-41DA-9A81-857DBBF6FACA (from synonym Echinus spatagus Linnaeus, 1758)
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