WoRMS taxon details
Lytechinus variegatus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816)
422799 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:422799)
accepted
Subspecies
Lytechinus atlanticus A. Agassiz, 1863 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Lytechinus variegatus atlanticus A. Agassiz, 1863 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Lytechinus variegatus typicus H.L. Clark, 1912 · unaccepted (nomen nudum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Lytechinus variegatus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422799 on 2026-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lytechinus atlanticus A. Agassiz, 1863) Agassiz, A. (1863). List of the echinoderms sent to different institutions in exchange for other specimens, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 1: 17-28.
page(s): 24 [details]
basis of record Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
page(s): 24 [details]
basis of record Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Zigler, K. S. & Lessios, H. A. 2004. Speciation on the coasts of the New World: phylogeography and the evolution of bindin in the sea urchin genus Lytechinus. Evolution 58, 1225-1241., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01702.x [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | purple urchin [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lytechinus atlanticus A. Agassiz, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lytechinus variegatus atlanticus A. Agassiz, 1863)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lytechinus variegatus variegatus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lytechinus atlanticus A. Agassiz, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Lytechinus variegatus atlanticus A. Agassiz, 1863)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lytechinus variegatus variegatus)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
