WoRMS taxon details
Moira atropos (Lamarck, 1816)
158067 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158067)
accepted
Species
Echinocardium atropos (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Moera atropos (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (misspelling for Moira atropos)
Moera lachesis Michelin, 1855 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Moira atropus · unaccepted (misspelling for Moira atropos)
Schizaster atropos (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Schizaster lachesis Girard, 1850 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Spatangus atropos Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (transferred to Moira)
- Subspecies Moira atropos atropos (Lamarck, 1816)
- Subspecies Moira atropos clotho Michelin, 1855
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spatangus atropos Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>, Tome troisième, 586 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47702
page(s): 32 [details]
page(s): 32 [details]
Distribution Distribution extends northward of the Carolinian subprovince of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Distribution extends northward of the Carolinian subprovince of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Moira atropos (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158067 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Moera lachesis Michelin, 1855) Michelin, H. 1855. Notice sur un genre nouveau a établir dans la familie des Spatangoides sous le nom de Maera. Revue et Magazine de Zoologie, 2e serie, 7:245-248. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2280987
page(s): 247 [details]
original description (of Spatangus atropos Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>, Tome troisième, 586 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47702
page(s): 32 [details]
original description (of Schizaster lachesis Girard, 1850) Girard, C.F. (1850). Observations upon Planarian Worms, with descriptions of several new species of Echinoderms. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1848-1851.</em> 3: 363–368. Erratum on p. 396., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870665
page(s): 368 [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
page(s): 247 [details]
original description (of Spatangus atropos Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>, Tome troisième, 586 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47702
page(s): 32 [details]
original description (of Schizaster lachesis Girard, 1850) Girard, C.F. (1850). Observations upon Planarian Worms, with descriptions of several new species of Echinoderms. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1848-1851.</em> 3: 363–368. Erratum on p. 396., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870665
page(s): 368 [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Pawson, D. L.; Devaney, D. M.; Sterrer, W. E. (2001). The echinoderm fauna of Bermuda. Unpub. MS. [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [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): 329-331 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [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): 329-331 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Distribution extends northward of the Carolinian subprovince of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | heart urchin | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Echinocardium atropos (Lamarck, 1816))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Moera atropos (Lamarck, 1816))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Moira atropus)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Moira atropos)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2013-10569) (from synonym Schizaster lachesis Girard, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (94 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Echinocardium atropos (Lamarck, 1816))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Moera atropos (Lamarck, 1816))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Moira atropus)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Moira atropos)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2013-10569) (from synonym Schizaster lachesis Girard, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (94 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
