WoRMS taxon details
Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776
124418 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124418)
accepted
Species
Prospatangus purpureus (O.F. Müller, 1776) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776 · unaccepted (misspelling of genus name)
Spatangus meridionalis Risso, 1825 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Spatangus Regina · unaccepted (misspelling)
Spatangus reginae Gray, 1851 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Spatangus spinosissimus Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
- Variety Spatangus purpureus var. inermis Mortensen, 1913 accepted as Spatangus inermis Mortensen, 1913 accepted as Spatangus subinermis Pomel, 1887 (unaccepted rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details] 
Distribution Occasional low on shore, common offshore down to more than 200 m depth, burrowing in coarse sand or ogravel, all round the...
Distribution Occasional low on shore, common offshore down to more than 200 m depth, burrowing in coarse sand or ogravel, all round the British Isles [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124418 on 2024-11-21
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original description
Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details]
original description (of Spatangus spinosissimus Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b) Agassiz, L. & Desor, P. J. E. 1847b. Catalogue raisonné des espèces, des genres, et des familles d'échinides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Troisième Série, Zoologie 8, 5-35, 355-380., available online at https://archive.org/stream/annalesdesscienc47pari#page/n7/mode/2up
page(s): 6 [details]
original description (of Spatangus reginae Gray, 1851) Gray J.E. 1851. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Spatangidae in the British Museum. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd Series 7, 130-134., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13787716
page(s): 130 [details]
original description (of Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 236 [details]
original description (of Spatangus meridionalis Risso, 1825) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 280 [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [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]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 10-14 [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
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original description (of Spatangus spinosissimus Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b) Agassiz, L. & Desor, P. J. E. 1847b. Catalogue raisonné des espèces, des genres, et des familles d'échinides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Troisième Série, Zoologie 8, 5-35, 355-380., available online at https://archive.org/stream/annalesdesscienc47pari#page/n7/mode/2up
page(s): 6 [details]
original description (of Spatangus reginae Gray, 1851) Gray J.E. 1851. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Spatangidae in the British Museum. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd Series 7, 130-134., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13787716
page(s): 130 [details]
original description (of Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 236 [details]
original description (of Spatangus meridionalis Risso, 1825) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 280 [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring at long-term monitoring stations in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [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]
additional source Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 10-14 [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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Breeding Echinopluteus larva. Summer [details]Distribution Occasional low on shore, common offshore down to more than 200 m depth, burrowing in coarse sand or ogravel, all round the British Isles [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | iriqi zemër i detit i purpurt | [details] |
| Arabic | kanfoude | [details] |
| Catalan | garota cor | [details] |
| Dutch | purperen zeeklitpaarse zeeklit | [details] |
| English | violet heart-urchinpurple heart urchin | [details] |
| French | spatangue pourpreoursin de vase violet | [details] |
| German | violetter Herzigel | [details] |
| Italian | peto di dolfin | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | purpursjømus | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | purpursjømus | [details] |
| Spanish | erizo de corazón purpúreo | [details] |
| Swedish | purpursjömus | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Spatangus spinosissimus Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (401 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Spatangus meridionalis Risso, 1825)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spatangus purpureus)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI (from synonym Spatangus spinosissimus Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Spatangus meridionalis Risso, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (11 records)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Spatangus spinosissimus Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (401 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) (from synonym Spatangus meridionalis Risso, 1825)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spatangus purpureus)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI (from synonym Spatangus spinosissimus Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847b)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Spatangus meridionalis Risso, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (11 records)
To ITIS
