WoRMS taxon details
Spatangus californicus H.L. Clark, 1917
513547 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513547)
accepted
Species
Prospatangus californicus (H.L. Clark, 1917) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Clark, H. L. (1917). Hawaiian and other Pacific Echini. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 46: 85-283., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30650182
page(s): 235-236; pl. 146: fig. 20, pl. 149: fig. 4, pl. 156: figs 1-3, pl. 157: fig. 10 [details]
page(s): 235-236; pl. 146: fig. 20, pl. 149: fig. 4, pl. 156: figs 1-3, pl. 157: fig. 10 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Spatangus californicus H.L. Clark, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513547 on 2025-09-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Clark, H. L. (1917). Hawaiian and other Pacific Echini. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College.</em> 46: 85-283., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30650182
page(s): 235-236; pl. 146: fig. 20, pl. 149: fig. 4, pl. 156: figs 1-3, pl. 157: fig. 10 [details]
basis of record 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): 16-17 [details]
page(s): 235-236; pl. 146: fig. 20, pl. 149: fig. 4, pl. 156: figs 1-3, pl. 157: fig. 10 [details]
basis of record 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): 16-17 [details]





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To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Spatangus californicus USNM E0000886 - dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Spatangus californicus USNM E0000886 - lateral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (29 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Spatangus californicus USNM E0000886 - dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Spatangus californicus USNM E0000886 - lateral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (29 records)
To ITIS