WoRMS taxon details
Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
214662 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214662)
accepted
Species
Brisaster lacunosus (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (transferred to Schizaster)
Echinus lacunosus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Echinus lacunoſus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (incorrect original spelling (ICZN...)
incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.)
Micraster lacunosus (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (transferred to Schizaster)
Ova (Aplospatangus) lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (transferred to Schizaster)
Ova lacunosa (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Ova lacunosus · unaccepted (incorrect declination of species name)
Schizaster japonicus A. Agassiz, 1879 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Schizaster ventricosus Gray, 1851 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Echinus lacunosus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 665 [details] Available for editors
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Description Also distributed in Maldive area, north Australia, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe...
Description Also distributed in Maldive area, north Australia, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 4-15 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Ecology: benthic, inshore, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 4-15 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Schizaster lacunosus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214662 on 2025-09-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echinus lacunosus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 665 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Schizaster japonicus A. Agassiz, 1879) Agassiz, A. (1879). Preliminary report on the Echini of the Exploring Expedition of H.M.S "Challenger". Sir C. Wyville Thomson Chief of Civilian Staff. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> new series 6, 190-212., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8714483
page(s): 212 [details]
original description (of Schizaster ventricosus Gray, 1851) Gray J.E. 1851. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Spatangidae in the British Museum. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd Series 7, 130-134., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13787716
page(s): 133 [details]
original description (of Echinus lacunoſus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
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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]
page(s): 665 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Schizaster japonicus A. Agassiz, 1879) Agassiz, A. (1879). Preliminary report on the Echini of the Exploring Expedition of H.M.S "Challenger". Sir C. Wyville Thomson Chief of Civilian Staff. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> new series 6, 190-212., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8714483
page(s): 212 [details]
original description (of Schizaster ventricosus Gray, 1851) Gray J.E. 1851. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Spatangidae in the British Museum. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd Series 7, 130-134., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13787716
page(s): 133 [details]
original description (of Echinus lacunoſus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Lam WY. (2007). Response of marine macrobenthic communities upon recovery from organic pollution. Mphil thesis. City University of Hong Kong. [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): 300-303 [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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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): 300-303 [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






Unreviewed
Description Also distributed in Maldive area, north Australia, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Ecology: benthic, inshore, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 4-15 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Remark In Subgenus (Schizaster) L. Agassiz, 1836. Type data: status and whereabouts undetermined. Type locality: Indian Ocean (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Language | Name | |
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Japanese | ブンブクチャガマ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Schizaster japonicus A. Agassiz, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Schizaster ventricosus Gray, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (21 records)
ZooBank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8AD5A3FE-6250-4A86-B23A-343AA70412BA (from synonym Echinus lacunosus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Schizaster japonicus A. Agassiz, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Schizaster ventricosus Gray, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (21 records)
ZooBank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:8AD5A3FE-6250-4A86-B23A-343AA70412BA (from synonym Echinus lacunosus Linnaeus, 1758)