WoRMS taxon details
Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782)
160809 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160809)
accepted
Species
Echinus albus Molina, 1782 · unaccepted (transferred to Loxechinus)
Echinus porosus Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Heliocidaris alba (Molina, 1782) · unaccepted (transferred to Loxechinus)
Heliocidaris antarctica Philippi, 1892 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Loxechinus bullatus (Bell, 1881) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Strongylocentrotus albus (Molina, 1782) · unaccepted (transferred to Loxechinus)
Strongylocentrotus bullatus Bell, 1881 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Toxocidaris bullata (Bell, 1881) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Echinus albus Molina, 1782) Molina, J. I. (1782). Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chile, del Signor Abate Giovanni Ignazio Molina. <em>Bologna.</em> i-v + 1-306 + errata + map., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/141623
page(s): 175, 308 [details]
page(s): 175, 308 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160809 on 2025-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echinus albus Molina, 1782) Molina, J. I. (1782). Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chile, del Signor Abate Giovanni Ignazio Molina. <em>Bologna.</em> i-v + 1-306 + errata + map., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/141623
page(s): 175, 308 [details]
original description (of Heliocidaris antarctica Philippi, 1892) Philippi, R. A. (1892). Über die chilenischen Seeigel. <em>Verhandlungen des deutschen wissenschatflichen Vereins zu Santiago de Chile.</em> pp 19.
page(s): 247 [details]
original description (of Echinus porosus Valenciennes, 1846) Valenciennes, A. 1846. [Zoophytes] in A. du Petit-Thouars Voyage autour de monde sur la frégate La Vénus, pendant les années 1836-1839. Atlas de Zoologie Gide et Cie, Paris. [not paginated]
page(s): pl. 3: figs 2, 2a, pl. 4: figs 1-4 [details]
original description (of Strongylocentrotus bullatus Bell, 1881) Bell, F. J. (1881). Account of the Echinodermata collected during the Survey of H.M.S. "Alert" in the Straits of Magellan and on the Coast of Patagonia. <i>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London</i>. p. 87-101, p. VIII & IX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759196
page(s): 88-89; pl. 8: figs 1-2 [details]
basis of record David, B., T. Choné, A. Festeau & C. de Ridder (2004). Antarctic Echinoids, an Interactive Database. Editions Universitaires Dijon. Cd Rom. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 175, 308 [details]
original description (of Heliocidaris antarctica Philippi, 1892) Philippi, R. A. (1892). Über die chilenischen Seeigel. <em>Verhandlungen des deutschen wissenschatflichen Vereins zu Santiago de Chile.</em> pp 19.
page(s): 247 [details]
original description (of Echinus porosus Valenciennes, 1846) Valenciennes, A. 1846. [Zoophytes] in A. du Petit-Thouars Voyage autour de monde sur la frégate La Vénus, pendant les années 1836-1839. Atlas de Zoologie Gide et Cie, Paris. [not paginated]
page(s): pl. 3: figs 2, 2a, pl. 4: figs 1-4 [details]
original description (of Strongylocentrotus bullatus Bell, 1881) Bell, F. J. (1881). Account of the Echinodermata collected during the Survey of H.M.S. "Alert" in the Straits of Magellan and on the Coast of Patagonia. <i>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London</i>. p. 87-101, p. VIII & IX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759196
page(s): 88-89; pl. 8: figs 1-2 [details]
basis of record David, B., T. Choné, A. Festeau & C. de Ridder (2004). Antarctic Echinoids, an Interactive Database. Editions Universitaires Dijon. Cd Rom. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
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]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 172-176 [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 172-176 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Chileense zee-egel | [details] |
| English | Chilean sea urchin | [details] |
| French | oursin chilien | [details] |
| German | Chilenischer Seeigel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (26 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Strongylocentrotus albus (Molina, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Strongylocentrotus bullatus Bell, 1881)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Loxechinus albus)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 56 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Loxechinus albus (1) E11483)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (32 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Strongylocentrotus albus (Molina, 1782))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (48 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Strongylocentrotus bullatus Bell, 1881)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Loxechinus albus)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 56 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Loxechinus albus (1) E11483)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (32 records)
