World Echinoidea Database - Echinus Linnaeus, 1758

RAS taxon details

Echinus Linnaeus, 1758

Echinus esculentus

AphiaID

123386 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123386)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Echinidae Gray, 1825

Direct children (1)

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Species Echinus margaritaceus Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Pseudechinus magellanicus (Philippi, 1857) (nomen dubium)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

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.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Echinus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2021) Register of Antarctic Species at: http://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123386 on 2025-06-30

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Echinus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123386 on 2025-06-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2010-09-06 12:28:48Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

2011-04-26 08:50:20Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

2020-05-08 12:20:04Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

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original description 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.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351. (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]