Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Echinozoa > Class Echinoidea > Subclass Euechinoidea > Infraclass Carinacea > Subterclass Echinacea > Order Camarodonta > Infraorder Echinidea > Superfamily Odontophora > Family Toxopneustidae

Sphaerechinus Desor, 1856

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Spaerechinus orthographic variant

Children

Sphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816)

Literature

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.

additional source

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

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Citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Sphaerechinus Desor, 1856. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123436

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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GUID

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Last modified

2020-05-08 by Andreas Kroh

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