WoRMS name details
Psilechinus Lütken, 1864
536597 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:536597)
unaccepted (objective junior synonym of Lytechinus)
Genus
- Species Psilechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Lytechinus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Lütken, C. F. 1864. Bidrag til Kundskab om Echiniderne. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn 1863, 69-207., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35851679
page(s): 94 [details]
page(s): 94 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Psilechinus Lütken, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536597 on 2026-01-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Lütken, C. F. 1864. Bidrag til Kundskab om Echiniderne. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn 1863, 69-207., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35851679
page(s): 94 [details]
page(s): 94 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
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 [details]
page(s): 434 [details]
