Histocidaris purpurata
creator: Kroh, Andreas
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Histocidaris purpurata (Thomson, 1872)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Histocidaris purpurata (Thomson, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513337 on 2026-08-29
created: 2010-09-07T10:24:41Z
modified: 2013-08-26T20:24:18Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Histocidaris purpurata (Thomson, 1872)
class: Echinoidea
family: Histocidaridae
genus: Histocidaris
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Sladen, W.P. (1891). Report on a collection of Echinodermata from the south-west coast of Ireland, dredged in 1888 by a committee appointed by the Royal Irish Academy. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. ser. 3, vol. 1: 687-704.
name published in: Thomson, [C.] W. (1872). On the Echinidea of the 'Porcupine' Deep-sea Dredging-Expeditions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 20 (137): 491-497.
name published in year: 1891
name published in year: 1872
order: Cidaroida
parent name usage ID: 411386
phylum: Echinodermata
scientific name authorship: (Thomson, 1872)
specific epithet: purpurata
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted