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Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Colobocentrotus atratus

AphiaID

513798 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513798)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Colobocentrotus (Podophora) L. Agassiz, 1840

Original name

Echinus atratus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Celobocentrotus atratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Cidaris atratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (transferred to Podophora)

Colobocentrotus atrata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (currently attributed to the...)

currently attributed to the subgenus Podophora

Colobocentrotus atratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (currently attributed to the...)

currently attributed to the subgenus Podophora

Echinometra atra · unaccepted (misspelling for Echinometra atrata)

Echinometra atrata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (transferred to Podophora)

Echinometra quoyi (Blainville, 1825) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)

Echinus atratus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (transferred to Podophora)

Echinus quoy Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)

Echinus quoyi Blainville, 1825 · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)

Podophora atrata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (currently attributed to the...)

currently attributed to the subgenus Podophora

Podophora atratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (incorrect declination of species name)

Podophora quoyi (Blainville, 1825) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Echinus atratus Linnaeus, 1758) 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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
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Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark The status of the (sub-)genus Podophora is currently poorly resolved, various opinions regarding it s relation to...

Taxonomic remark The status of the (sub-)genus Podophora is currently poorly resolved, various opinions regarding it s relation to Colobocentrotus exist, further research is needed. Mortensen (1943) maintained the two at subgenus level. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Colobocentrotus (Podophora) atratus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513798 on 2026-03-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-07 09:29:25Z

created

Kroh, Andreas

2011-12-19 21:15:59Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Echinus atratus Linnaeus, 1758) 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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 665 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Echinus quoy Blainville, 1825) Blainville, H. M. D. d. 1825. Oursin, Echinus (Actinozoaires.). Pp. 59-98 in Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles F.G. Levrault, Strasbourg & Paris., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25303522
page(s): 96 [details]

basis of record Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 434-439 [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]