WoRMS name details
Echinus elegans Düben & Koren, 1844
124286 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124286)
unaccepted (transferred to Gracilechinus)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Düben, M.W. von; Koren, J. (1846). Öfversigt af Skandinaviens Echinodermer [Overview of Scandinavian Echinodermata]. <em>Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1844.</em> 229-328, plates VI-XI., available online at http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015039478022;view=1up;seq=235
page(s): 272-274; pl. 10: figs 40-42 [details]
page(s): 272-274; pl. 10: figs 40-42 [details]
Note North Sea Basin
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From editor or global species database
Type locality North Sea Basin[details]
Distribution A deep water species, found occasionally between 100 and 200 m near the edge of the continental shelf to the west of...
Distribution A deep water species, found occasionally between 100 and 200 m near the edge of the continental shelf to the west of Ireland and near Shetland [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Echinus elegans Düben & Koren, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124286 on 2025-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Düben, M.W. von; Koren, J. (1846). Öfversigt af Skandinaviens Echinodermer [Overview of Scandinavian Echinodermata]. <em>Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 1844.</em> 229-328, plates VI-XI., available online at http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015039478022;view=1up;seq=235
page(s): 272-274; pl. 10: figs 40-42 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 272-274; pl. 10: figs 40-42 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 61-65 [details]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 61-65 [details]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution A deep water species, found occasionally between 100 and 200 m near the edge of the continental shelf to the west of Ireland and near Shetland [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Publication date 1844 [details]
Type locality North Sea Basin
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