Classification

KingdomAnimalia(6827)

PhylumEchinodermata (118)

ClassEchinoidea (118)

OrderCamarodonta (12)

FamilyToxopneustidae (2)

GenusSphaerechinus (2)

SpeciesSphaerechinus granularis (2)

Echinoid, Echinoids, Sea urchin, Sea urchins, Violet sea urchin
Rank:
Species
Authorship:
(Lamarck, 1816)
Taxonomic status:
Accepted
Occurrences:
2
Nomenclatural code:
ICZN
Environment:
marine
WoRMS:
Verification Status:
Validated
Added by:
Madeira, P.
Added date:
2024-01-31 14:17:29

Sphaerechinus granularis Location Occurrences

VS Scientific Name Archipelago Island Location Stratigraphy Event Date
RValidatedSphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816)AzoresSanta MariaPrainha (Praia Formosa)Prainha & Praia do Calhau Section2008-06-25
RValidatedSphaerechinus granularis (Lamarck, 1816)AzoresSanta MariaLagoinhasLagoinhas Algal Crust - Biostrome (3)2003-02-17

References

Taxon according:
Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 2. Camarodonta. I. Orthopsidæ, Glyphocyphidæ, Temnopleuridæ and Toxopneustidæ. C.A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.

First publication by:
Lamarck, J. -B. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome second. Verdière, Paris. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12712.