WoRMS taxon details
Echinidae Gray, 1825
- Genus Dermechinus Mortensen, 1942
- Genus Echinus Linnaeus, 1758
- Genus Gracilechinus Fell & Pawson in Moore, 1966
- Genus Polyechinus Mortensen, 1942
- Genus Sterechinus Koehler, 1901
- Genus Echino accepted as Echinus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
- Genus Echinum accepted as Echinus Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
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): 426 [details]
page(s): 426 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Echinidae Gray, 1825. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123160 on 2025-07-18
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 426 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 426 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Smith, A.B. 2013. Key to the genera of Echinoida. In: Smith, A.B. & Kroh, A. (editors) The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/key.jsp?id=360 [details]
Other
additional source
Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212., available online at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1477-2019&volume=8&issue=2&spage=147
page(s): 171 [details]
page(s): 171 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
