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

Gracilechinus elegans (Düben & Koren, 1844)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

GracilechinusFell & Pawson in Moore, 1966accepted genus name

Species group names

Echinus elegans Düben & Koren, 1844 synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 English: elegant sea urchin sources: National General Status Working Group [Groupe de travail national sur la situation générale]. (2017). Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada [Noms communs normalisés pour les espèces sauvages au Canada].
 French: oursin élégant

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Citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Gracilechinus elegans (Düben & Koren, 1844). 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:532035

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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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Last modified

2013-08-26 by Andreas Kroh

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