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ERMS taxon details

Spatangidae Gray, 1825

AphiaID

123177 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123177)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Spatangoidea Gray, 1825

Direct children (3)

Ordering

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Genus Spatangus Gray, 1825
Genus Prospatangus Lambert, 1902 accepted as Spatangus Gray, 1825 (objective junior synonym)
Genus Spatagus accepted as Spatangus Gray, 1825 (misspelling)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Spatangidae Gray, 1825. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123177 on 2025-04-28

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Spatangidae Gray, 1825. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123177 on 2025-04-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2010-08-31 07:25:31Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

Licensing

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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 RoR) [details]

additional source Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212., available online at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1477-2019&volume=8&issue=2&spage=147
page(s): 173 [details]

identification resource Smith, A.B. 2013. Key to genera of Spatangidae. In: Smith, A.B. & Kroh, A. (editors) The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/key.jsp?id=297 [details]