WoRMS taxon details
Echinoidea
Cirrhi-Spinigrada · unaccepted (outdated name not adopted by the...)
outdated name not adopted by the scientific community
Echinata · unaccepted (outdated name not adopted by the...)
outdated name not adopted by the scientific community
Echinoides · unaccepted (name change not accepted by...)
name change not accepted by scientific community
Klote · unaccepted (outdated name not adopted by the...)
outdated name not adopted by the scientific community
- Subclass Cidaroidea
- Subclass Euechinoidea
- Subclass Glyphostoma (paraphyletic)
- Order Latistellata (paraphyletic)
- Subclass Echinoid trace fossils (ichnotaxa) (temporary name)
- Subclass Echinoidea incertae sedis (temporary name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 23, 82 [details]
page(s): 23, 82 [details]
WoRMS (2025). Echinoidea. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123082 on 2025-07-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329
page(s): 23, 82 [details]
original description (of Echinata) Fischer [von Waldheim], G. (1823). Enchiridion generum animalium. Moscow, 32 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.42223
page(s): 27 [details]
original description (of Cirrhi-Spinigrada) Forbes, E. (1841). A history of British Starfishes and other animals of the class Echinodermata. <em>London; John Van Voorst.</em> 267 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2061567
page(s): xv [details]
original description (of Echinoides) Telford, M.; Mooi, R. (1986). Echinoderms, Babel and the Confusion of Nomenclature. <em>Systematic Biology.</em> 35(2): 254-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/35.2.254
page(s): 255 [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): 23, 82 [details]
original description (of Echinata) Fischer [von Waldheim], G. (1823). Enchiridion generum animalium. Moscow, 32 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.42223
page(s): 27 [details]
original description (of Cirrhi-Spinigrada) Forbes, E. (1841). A history of British Starfishes and other animals of the class Echinodermata. <em>London; John Van Voorst.</em> 267 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2061567
page(s): xv [details]
original description (of Echinoides) Telford, M.; Mooi, R. (1986). Echinoderms, Babel and the Confusion of Nomenclature. <em>Systematic Biology.</em> 35(2): 254-255., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/35.2.254
page(s): 255 [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]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Kroh, A. (2020). Phylogeny and classification of echinoids. <em>Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science.</em> 1-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-819570-3.00001-9 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Echinoidea)
Stokes, R. B. (2022). The works on echinoids by Klein and Leske, the confusion concerning the authorship of Klein (1778), and the problem of citation of some species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5094 (3): 473–482., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5094.3.6 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
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): 169 [details]
[request]context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
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): 169 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Authority Since publication of the echinoid volume of the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Leske, 1778 was considered the author of the class Echinoidea. Recent investigation by Stokes & Kroh (2022), however, showed, that Leske never used that term and that it was first used by Schumacher 1817, which should be considered the author of the class name Echinoidea according to their conclusions. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | zee-egelszeeappels | [details] |
| English | sea-urchinssea urchins | [details] |
| French | oursinsHérissons de mer | [details] |
| German | SeeigelIgelstrahler | [details] |
| Japanese | ウニ／海胆綱 | [details] |
| Swedish | sjöborrar | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Echinoid Directory
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinoidea)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Echinoidea Leske, 1778; Paratype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2167872)
To The Arctic Traits Database (1 trait)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 056702)
To ITIS
To Echinoid Directory
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinoidea)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Echinoidea Leske, 1778; Paratype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2167872)
To The Arctic Traits Database (1 trait)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 056702)
To ITIS
