MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Psammechinus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846

WoRMS taxon details

Psammechinus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846

Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771)

AphiaID

123389 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123389)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Echinus miliaris P.L.S. Müller, 1771 accepted as Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771)

Parent

Parechinidae Mortensen, 1903

Synonymised names

Echinus (Psammechinus) L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 · unaccepted (accepted at genus rank)

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Species Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825)
Species Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771)
Species Psammechinus aciculatus (Hupé, 1856) accepted as Paracentrotus gaimardi (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Psammechinus asteroides Girard, 1850 accepted as Evechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes, 1846) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Psammechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes, 1846) accepted as Evechinus chloroticus (Valenciennes, 1846)
Species Psammechinus darnleyensis (Tenison-Woods, 1878) accepted as Nudechinus darnleyensis (Tenison-Woods, 1878) (transferred to Nudechinus)
Species Psammechinus diadema (Studer, 1876) accepted as Sterechinus diadema (Studer, 1876) (transferred to Sterechinus)
Species Psammechinus epistichus (H.L. Clark, 1912) accepted as Gymnechinus epistichus H.L. Clark, 1912 (unaccepted combination)
Species Psammechinus excavatus (Blainville, 1825) accepted as Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Psammechinus intermedius A. Agassiz, 1864 accepted as Strongylocentrotus intermedius (A. Agassiz, 1864) (transferred to Strongylocentrotus)
Species Psammechinus korenii Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Psammechinus laganoides (Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) accepted as Echinostrephus molaris (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Psammechinus magellanicus (Philippi, 1857) accepted as Pseudechinus magellanicus (Philippi, 1857) (transferred to Pseudechinus)
Species Psammechinus norvegicus (Düben & Koren, 1844) accepted as Echinus acutus norvegicus Düben & Koren, 1844 accepted as Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus (Düben & Koren, 1844) (unaccepted combination)
Species Psammechinus parvituberculatus (Blainville, 1834) accepted as Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Psammechinus paucispinus A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 accepted as Pseudoboletia indiana (Michelin, 1862) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Psammechinus pictus Verrill, 1867 accepted as Lytechinus pictus (Verrill, 1867) (transferred to Lytechinus)
Species Psammechinus pulchellus (Mortensen, 1904) accepted as Gymnechinus pulchellus Mortensen, 1904 (unaccepted combination)
Species Psammechinus pulchellus (L. Agassiz, 1841) accepted as Psammechinus microtuberculatus (Blainville, 1825) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Psammechinus pulcherrimus A. Agassiz, 1864 accepted as Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1864) (transferred to Hemicentrotus)
Species Psammechinus pustulatus (L. Agassiz, 1841) accepted as Psammechinus miliaris (P.L.S. Müller, 1771) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Psammechinus robillardi (de Loriol, 1883) accepted as Gymnechinus robillardi (de Loriol, 1883) (transferred to Gymnechinus)
Species Psammechinus rufus (Bell, 1894) accepted as Desmechinus rufus (Bell, 1894) (transferred to Desmechinus)
Species Psammechinus semituberculatus Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Lytechinus semituberculatus (Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846) (transferred to Lytechinus)
Species Psammechinus subangulosus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Parechinus angulosus (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
Species Psammechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Lytechinus)
Species Psammechinus verruculatus (Lütken, 1864) accepted as Nudechinus verruculatus (Lütken, 1864) (transferred to Nudechinus)
Species Psammechinus versicolor (Mortensen, 1904) accepted as Desmechinus versicolor (Mortensen, 1904) (transferred to Desmechinus)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Psammechinus L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123389 on 2024-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2010-09-06 12:28:48Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

2020-05-08 12:20:04Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

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[taxonomic tree]

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 Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details] Available for editors