Traits taxon details
Clypeaster Lamarck, 1801
Anomalanthus Bell, 1884 · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Bunactis Pomel, 1887 † · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Clypeaster (Coronanthus) Lambert, 1913 · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Clypeaster (Platyclypeina) Lambert & Thiéry, 1914 † · unaccepted (subgeneric subdivision of...)
subgeneric subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Clypeaster (Rhaphidoclypus) A. Agassiz, 1863 · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Coronanthus Lambert, 1913 · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Echinanthus Gray, 1825 · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Paratinanthus Lambert & Thiéry, 1913 · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Rhaphidoclypus A. Agassiz, 1863 · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Rojasaster Sanchez Roig, 1952 · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Stolonoclypus A. Agassiz, 1863 · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Tholeopelta Lambert & Thiéry, 1913 † · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Zanolettia Sanchez Roig, 1951 · unaccepted ((sub)generic subdivision of...)
(sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
- Species Clypeaster abruptus Sánchez Roig, 1926 †
- Species Clypeaster aciadatus Checchia-Rispoli, 1925 †
- Species Clypeaster aegyptiacus Michelin, 1863 †
- Species Clypeaster aichinoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1925 †
- Species Clypeaster aloysioi (Brito, 1959)
- Species Clypeaster amplificatus Koehler, 1922
- Species Clypeaster annandalei Koehler, 1922
- Species Clypeaster australasiae (Gray, 1851)
- Species Clypeaster blumenthali Lambert & Jeannet, 1928 †
- Species Clypeaster borgesi Lambert, 1934 †
- Species Clypeaster brevipetalus Martin in Jeannet & Martin, 1937 †
- Species Clypeaster brigitteae Mooi & van Noordenburg, 2021
- Species Clypeaster brodermanni Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster butleri McNamara & Kendrick, 1994 †
- Species Clypeaster calzadai Via & Padreny, 1970 †
- Species Clypeaster campanulatus (Schlotheim, 1820) †
- Species Clypeaster canimarensis Palmer in Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster cermenatii Checchia-Rispoli, 1925 †
- Species Clypeaster cerullii Checchia-Rispoli, 1925 †
- Species Clypeaster chesheri Serafy, 1970
- Species Clypeaster chiangchunshanensis Wang, 1985 †
- Species Clypeaster chiapasensis Mullerried, 1951 †
- Species Clypeaster cipollae Checchia-Rispoli, 1925 †
- Species Clypeaster complanatus Duncan & Sladen †
- Species Clypeaster concavus Cotteau, 1875 †
- Species Clypeaster cortesei Checchia-Rispoli, 1925 †
- Species Clypeaster crassus Kier, 1963 †
- Species Clypeaster cremai Checchia-Rispoli, 1929 †
- Species Clypeaster cyclopilus H.L. Clark, 1941
- Species Clypeaster dalpiazi Socin, 1942 †
- Species Clypeaster defiorei Checchia-Rispoli, 1940 †
- Species Clypeaster densus Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster diversicostatus Abich, 1857 †
- Species Clypeaster dondolii Fischer, 1985 †
- Species Clypeaster durandi (Cherbonnier, 1959)
- Species Clypeaster egregins †
- Species Clypeaster elevatus Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster elongatus H.L. Clark, 1948
- Species Clypeaster epianthus Meznerics, 1941 †
- Species Clypeaster euclastus H.L. Clark, 1941
- Species Clypeaster europacificus H.L. Clark, 1914
- Species Clypeaster eurychorius H.L. Clark, 1925
- Species Clypeaster eurychorus Arnold & H. L. Clark, 1934 †
- Species Clypeaster eurypetalus H.L. Clark, 1925
- Species Clypeaster fervens Koehler, 1922
- Species Clypeaster franchii Checchia-Rispoli, 1925 †
- Species Clypeaster garganicus Checchia-Rispoli, 1938 †
- Species Clypeaster gombosae Mihály, 1990a †
- Species Clypeaster guadalupense Sánchez Roig, 1952 †
- Species Clypeaster guillermi Sánchez Roig, 1952 †
- Species Clypeaster henjamensis Clegg, 1933 †
- Species Clypeaster hernandezi Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster herrerae Lambert in Sánchez Roig, 1926 †
- Species Clypeaster humilis (Leske, 1778)
- Species Clypeaster ibericus Lambert, 1928 †
- Species Clypeaster insignis Seguenza, 1880 †
- Species Clypeaster intermedius Des Moulins, 1837 †
- Species Clypeaster isolatus Serafy, 1971
- Species Clypeaster japonicus Döderlein, 1885
- Species Clypeaster julii Roman, 1952 †
- Species Clypeaster kemencensis Meznerics, 1941 †
- Species Clypeaster kieri Pawson & Phelan, 1979
- Species Clypeaster kugleri Jeannet, 1928 †
- Species Clypeaster kurangaensis Jain, 2002 †
- Species Clypeaster lamegoi Marchesini Santos, 1958 †
- Species Clypeaster lamprus H.L. Clark, 1914
- Species Clypeaster latirostris Michelin, 1861 †
- Species Clypeaster latissimus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Species Clypeaster leptostracon A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907
- Species Clypeaster libycus Desio, 1929 †
- Species Clypeaster lopezriosi Sánchez Roig, 1953 †
- Species Clypeaster luetkeni Mortensen, 1948
- Species Clypeaster lytopetalus A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907
- Species Clypeaster maanliaoensis Wang, 1985 †
- Species Clypeaster malumbangensis Israelsky, 1933 †
- Species Clypeaster maoadentroensis Kier, 1992 †
- Species Clypeaster maribonensis Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster marinanus Jackson, 1937 †
- Species Clypeaster marquerensis Durham, 1950 †
- Species Clypeaster maulwarensis Clegg, 1933 †
- Species Clypeaster microstomus Lambert, 1912 †
- Species Clypeaster millosevichi Checchia-Rispoli, 1923 †
- Species Clypeaster miniaceus H.L. Clark, 1925
- Species Clypeaster minihagali Deraniyagala, 1956 †
- Species Clypeaster moianensis Via & Padreny, 1970 †
- Species Clypeaster mombasanus Currie, 1938 †
- Species Clypeaster moronensis Sánchez Roig, 1951 †
- Species Clypeaster mutellensis †
- Species Clypeaster novaresei Checchia-Rispoli, 1925 †
- Species Clypeaster nummus Mortensen, 1948
- Species Clypeaster ochrus H.L. Clark, 1914
- Species Clypeaster okinawa Cooke, 1954 †
- Species Clypeaster oliveirai Krau, 1952
- Species Clypeaster oshimensis Ikeda, 1935
- Species Clypeaster ovatus Palmer in Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster paishatunensis Wang, 1985 †
- Species Clypeaster pallidus H.L. Clark, 1914
- Species Clypeaster palmeri Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster papilionensis Kotchetoff, Kotchetoff & Veiga Ferreira, 1975 †
- Species Clypeaster paraensis Brito, 1979 †
- Species Clypeaster patae Imbesi Smedile, 1958 †
- Species Clypeaster pateriformis Mortensen, 1948
- Species Clypeaster paulinoi Marchesini Santos, 1958 †
- Species Clypeaster pileus Israelsky, 1924 †
- Species Clypeaster pinarensis Lambert & Sánchez Roig, 1934 †
- Species Clypeaster pitouensis Wang, 1985 †
- Species Clypeaster planus Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster polygonalis Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster profundus Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster prostratus Ravenel, 1848
- Species Clypeaster pulchellus Checchia-Rispoli, 1925 †
- Species Clypeaster rangianus Des Moulins, 1835
- Species Clypeaster rarispinus de Meijere, 1903
- Species Clypeaster ravenelii (A. Agassiz, 1869)
- Species Clypeaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Clypeaster revellei Durham, 1950 †
- Species Clypeaster romani Kier, 1964 †
- Species Clypeaster rosaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Clypeaster rotundus (A. Agassiz, 1863)
- Species Clypeaster saipanicus Cooke, 1957 †
- Species Clypeaster sanchezi Lambert in Sánchez Roig, 1926 †
- Species Clypeaster sandovali Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster sanrafaelensis Palmer in Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster sarawakensis Mihaljević & Rosenblatt, 2018 †
- Species Clypeaster speciosus Verrill, 1870
- Species Clypeaster subdepressus (Gray, 1825)
- Species Clypeaster surarui Carrasco & Trif, 2022 †
- Species Clypeaster tariccoi Checchia-Rispoli, 1923 †
- Species Clypeaster tauricus †
- Species Clypeaster tavanii Imbesi Smedile, 1958 †
- Species Clypeaster telurus H.L. Clark, 1914
- Species Clypeaster tenuicoronae Palmer in Sánchez Roig, 1949 †
- Species Clypeaster topilanus Jackson, 1937 †
- Species Clypeaster transsylvanicus Vadász, 1915 †
- Species Clypeaster trevisani Imbesi Smedile, 1958 †
- Species Clypeaster tumescens Imbesi Smedile, 1958 †
- Species Clypeaster tumidus (Tenison-Woods, 1878)
- Species Clypeaster tyrrenicus Checchia-Rispoli, 1925 †
- Species Clypeaster vasatensis Lambert, 1928 †
- Species Clypeaster virescens Döderlein, 1885
- Species Clypeaster yeni Wang, 1985 †
- Species Clypeaster yingkoensis Wang, 1985 †
- Species Clypeaster zamboninii Checchia-Rispoli, 1925 †
- Subgenus Clypeaster (Coronanthus) Lambert, 1913 accepted as Clypeaster Lamarck, 1801 ((sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community)
- Subgenus Clypeaster (Platyclypeina) Lambert & Thiéry, 1914 † accepted as Clypeaster Lamarck, 1801 (subgeneric subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community)
- Subgenus Clypeaster (Rhaphidoclypus) A. Agassiz, 1863 accepted as Clypeaster Lamarck, 1801 ((sub)generic subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community)
- Species Clypeaster hothiensis Srivastava † (unaccepted > nomen nudum, unavailable since proposed without description, illustration, or indication (ICZN 1999 Article 12.1.))
- Species Clypeaster portentosus Michelin, 1861 † accepted as Clypeaster campanulatus f. portentosus Michelin, 1861 † (treated at infraspecies rank (forma) by Kroh (2005))
- Species Clypeaster reidii Wright, 1855 † accepted as Clypeaster campanulatus f. reidii Wright, 1855 † (treated at infraspecies rank (forma) by Kroh (2005))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 349 [details]
page(s): 349 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Clypeaster Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205242 on 2025-05-05
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Clypeaster Lamarck, 1801. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205242 on 2025-05-05
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original description
Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. <em>Published by the author and Deterville, Paris.</em> : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719
page(s): 349 [details]
original description (of Stolonoclypus A. Agassiz, 1863) Agassiz, A. (1863). List of the echinoderms sent to different institutions in exchange for other specimens, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 1: 17-28. [details]
original description (of Echinanthus Gray, 1825) Gray, J.E. (1825). An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. <em>Annals of Philosophy, new series.</em> 10:423-431., available online at https://archive.org/stream/annalsofphilosop10lond#page/422/mode/2up
page(s): 427 [details]
original description (of Coronanthus Lambert, 1913) Lambert, J. 1913. Description des échinides des terrains néogènes du bassin Rhône. fasc.3. Mémoires de la Société Paléontologique Suisse 39, 105-154.
page(s): 123 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
page(s): 349 [details]
original description (of Stolonoclypus A. Agassiz, 1863) Agassiz, A. (1863). List of the echinoderms sent to different institutions in exchange for other specimens, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 1: 17-28. [details]
original description (of Echinanthus Gray, 1825) Gray, J.E. (1825). An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. <em>Annals of Philosophy, new series.</em> 10:423-431., available online at https://archive.org/stream/annalsofphilosop10lond#page/422/mode/2up
page(s): 427 [details]
original description (of Coronanthus Lambert, 1913) Lambert, J. 1913. Description des échinides des terrains néogènes du bassin Rhône. fasc.3. Mémoires de la Société Paléontologique Suisse 39, 105-154.
page(s): 123 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]




To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Echinoid Directory
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Bunactis Pomel, 1887 †)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Stolonoclypus A. Agassiz, 1863)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Rhaphidoclypus A. Agassiz, 1863)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Zanolettia Sanchez Roig, 1951)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Paratinanthus Lambert & Thiéry, 1913)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Coronanthus Lambert, 1913)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Tholeopelta Lambert & Thiéry, 1913 †)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clypeaster)
To Genbank
To ITIS
To Echinoid Directory
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Bunactis Pomel, 1887 †)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Stolonoclypus A. Agassiz, 1863)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Rhaphidoclypus A. Agassiz, 1863)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Zanolettia Sanchez Roig, 1951)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Paratinanthus Lambert & Thiéry, 1913)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Coronanthus Lambert, 1913)
To Echinoid Directory (from synonym Tholeopelta Lambert & Thiéry, 1913 †)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Clypeaster)
To Genbank
To ITIS