Echinus acutus acutus Lamarck, 1816 
AphiaID: 571865

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Carinacea (Infraclass) > Echinacea (Superorder) > Camarodonta (Order) > Echinidea (Infraorder) > Echinidae (Family) > Echinus (Genus) > Echinus acutus (Species)

Status		alternate representation
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Echinus acutus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Gracilechinus acutus (Lamarck, 1816)
Rank		Subspecies
Parent		Echinus acutus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Gracilechinus acutus (Lamarck, 1816)
Synonymised taxa		Echinus acutus var. flemingii Forbes, 1841 (subjective junior synonym) Echinus acutus var. mediterraneus Diakonov, 1923 (subjective junior synonym)
Sources		from synonym: Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		Mediterranean Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] North East Atlantic (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Attribute		Functional group: benthos (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: adult Functional group: plankton (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: larva
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:571865
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2011-05-16 13:23:22Z   created   Kroh, Andreas
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		Citation: Kroh, A. (2013). Echinus acutus acutus Lamarck, 1816. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571865 on 2013-05-19