WoRMS name details
Spatangus beryl Fell, 1963
513076 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513076)
unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fell, H. B. 1963. The Spatangids of New Zealand. Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellingston 32, 1-8.
page(s): 5-6 [details]
page(s): 5-6 [details]
Note New Zealand
From editor or global species database
Type locality New Zealand [details]
Distribution New Zealand
Status H. B. Fell (1963) described two species [Spatangus thor and Spatangus beryl] from Foveaux Strait, between the south coast...
Distribution New Zealand [details]
Status H. B. Fell (1963) described two species [Spatangus thor and Spatangus beryl] from Foveaux Strait, between the south coast...
Status H. B. Fell (1963) described two species [Spatangus thor and Spatangus beryl] from Foveaux Strait, between the south coast of the South Island and Stewart Island, New Zealand. […] We are unable to determine any character, or set of characters, in these larger specimens which support the justification of retaining either of Fell's (1963) species. [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Spatangus beryl Fell, 1963. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513076 on 2026-01-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Fell, H. B. 1963. The Spatangids of New Zealand. Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellingston 32, 1-8.
page(s): 5-6 [details]
basis of record Kier, P. M. & Lawson, M. H. 1978. Index of living and fossil echinoids 1924-1970. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 34, 1-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.34.1
page(s): 120 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 5-6 [details]
basis of record Kier, P. M. & Lawson, M. H. 1978. Index of living and fossil echinoids 1924-1970. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 34, 1-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.34.1
page(s): 120 [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution New Zealand [details]Status H. B. Fell (1963) described two species [Spatangus thor and Spatangus beryl] from Foveaux Strait, between the south coast of the South Island and Stewart Island, New Zealand. […] We are unable to determine any character, or set of characters, in these larger specimens which support the justification of retaining either of Fell's (1963) species. [details]
Type locality New Zealand [details]
