World Echinoidea Database - Aspidodiadema A. Agassiz, 1879

Echinoidea taxon details

Aspidodiadema A. Agassiz, 1879

Aspidodiadema sp. (aboral)

AphiaID

123392 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123392)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Aspidodiadema tonsum A. Agassiz, 1879 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Aspidodiadematidae Duncan, 1889

Direct children (15)

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Species Aspidodiadema africanum Mortensen, 1939
Species Aspidodiadema annulatum Koehler, 1927
Species Aspidodiadema arcitum Mortensen, 1939
Species Aspidodiadema hawaiiense Mortensen, 1939
Species Aspidodiadema intermedium Shigei, 1977
Species Aspidodiadema jacobyi A. Agassiz, 1880
Species Aspidodiadema meijerei Döderlein, 1906
Species Aspidodiadema montanum Mironov, 1981
Species Aspidodiadema nicobaricum Döderlein, 1901
Species Aspidodiadema sinuosum Mironov, 1981
Species Aspidodiadema tonsum A. Agassiz, 1879
Subgenus Aspidodiadema (Plesiodiadema) Pomel, 1883 accepted as Plesiodiadema Pomel, 1883 (accepted at genus rank)
1. Species Aspidodiadema (Plesiodiadema) microtuberculatum A. Agassiz, 1879 accepted as Plesiodiadema microtuberculatum (A. Agassiz, 1879) (transferred to Plesiodiadema)
Species Aspidodiadema antillarum A. Agassiz, 1880 accepted as Plesiodiadema antillarum (A. Agassiz, 1880) (transferred to Plesiodiadema)
Species Aspidodiadema microtuberculatum A. Agassiz, 1879 accepted as Plesiodiadema microtuberculatum (A. Agassiz, 1879) (transferred to Plesiodiadema)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

neuter

Original description

Agassiz, A. (1879). Preliminary report on the Echini of the Exploring Expedition of H.M.S "Challenger". Sir C. Wyville Thomson Chief of Civilian Staff. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. new series 6, 190-212., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8714483
page(s): 199 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Aspidodiadema A. Agassiz, 1879. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123392 on 2026-01-17

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Hansson, Hans

2010-09-06 12:28:48Z

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Kroh, Andreas

2019-03-19 13:42:57Z

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Kroh, Andreas

2019-03-21 17:21:23Z

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Kroh, Andreas

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original description Agassiz, A. (1879). Preliminary report on the Echini of the Exploring Expedition of H.M.S "Challenger". Sir C. Wyville Thomson Chief of Civilian Staff. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. new series 6, 190-212., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8714483
page(s): 199 [details]

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 Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp. [details]

subsequent type designation Agassiz, A. & Clark, H. L. 1908. Hawaiian and other Pacific Echini. The Salenidæ, Arbaciadæ, Aspidodiadematidæ, and Diadematidæ. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 34, 43-132., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4371239
page(s): 93 [details]