WoRMS name details
Sphærechinus esculentus (Linnaeus, 1758)
569711 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:569711)
unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Species
Sphærechinus Desor, 1855 accepted as Sphaerechinus Desor, 1856
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 663 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 663 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Sphærechinus esculentus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=569711 on 2026-05-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 663 [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 25-37 [details]
page(s): 663 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 25-37 [details]
