World Echinoidea Database - Spatangus Gray, 1825

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Spatangus Gray, 1825

Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776

AphiaID

123430 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123430)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776

Parent

Spatangidae Gray, 1825

Direct children (7)

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Species Spatangus capensis Döderlein, 1905
Species Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776
Species Spatangus raschi Lovén, 1869
Species Spatangus subinermis Pomel, 1887
Species Spatangus brissus Leske, 1778 accepted as Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) (objective synonym)
Species Spatangus inermis Mortensen, 1913 accepted as Spatangus subinermis Pomel, 1887 (subjective junior synonym)
Species Spatangus savignyi (Fourtau, 1904) accepted as Diploporaster savignyi (Fourtau, 1904) (transferred to Diploporaster)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1825). An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. Annals of Philosophy, new series. 10:423-431., available online at https://archive.org/stream/annalsofphilosop10lond#page/422/mode/2up
page(s): 431, 424, 428, 430 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Spatangus Gray, 1825. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123430 on 2025-05-07

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Spatangus Gray, 1825. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123430 on 2025-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2010-09-06 12:28:48Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

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original description Gray, J.E. (1825). An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. Annals of Philosophy, new series. 10:423-431., available online at https://archive.org/stream/annalsofphilosop10lond#page/422/mode/2up
page(s): 431, 424, 428, 430 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII. 510 pp. [details]

additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]