World Echinoidea Database - Pygurus L. Agassiz, 1839 †

WoRMS taxon details

Pygurus L. Agassiz, 1839 †

AphiaID

512905 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:512905)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pygurids †

Synonymised names

Kieripygurus Vadet, 1997 † · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)

Pseudopygurus Lambert, 1911 † · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)

Pygurus (Pygurus) L. Agassiz, 1839 † · unaccepted (accepted at genus rank)

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Species Pygurus beineuensis Poretskaya, 1972 †
Species Pygurus cottreaui Besairie, 1930 †
Species Pygurus depressus †
Species Pygurus lampassiformis Tzankov, 1934 †
Species Pygurus smelliei Currie, 1925 †
Subgenus Pygurus (Echinopygus) d'Orbigny, 1855 † accepted as Echinopygus d'Orbigny, 1855 † (accepted at genus rank)
1. Species Pygurus (Echinopygus) jagueyanus Cooke, 1955 †
2. Species Pygurus (Echinopygus) tinocoi Beurlen, 1966 †
Subgenus Pygurus (Pygurus) L. Agassiz, 1839 † accepted as Pygurus L. Agassiz, 1839 † (accepted at genus rank)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Agassiz, L. (1839). Description des Échinodermes fossiles de la Suisse; première partie, Spatangoides et Clypéasteroides. <em>Nouveaux Mémoires de la Société helvétique des Sciences naturelles.</em> 3, i-viii, 1-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14731427
page(s): 68,100 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Pygurus L. Agassiz, 1839 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512905 on 2025-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

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2010-09-06 12:01:53Z

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Kroh, Andreas

2010-09-06 12:28:48Z

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Kroh, Andreas

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Nomenclature

original description Agassiz, L. (1839). Description des Échinodermes fossiles de la Suisse; première partie, Spatangoides et Clypéasteroides. <em>Nouveaux Mémoires de la Société helvétique des Sciences naturelles.</em> 3, i-viii, 1-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14731427
page(s): 68,100 [details]

Definitions

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To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Pseudopygurus Lambert, 1911 †)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Kieripygurus Vadet, 1997 †)