WoRMS taxon details
Chondrocidaris gigantea A. Agassiz, 1863
513175 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513175)
accepted
Species
Leiocidaris gigantea (A. Agassiz, 1863) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Phyllacanthus gigantea (A. Agassiz, 1863) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Rhabdocidaris gigantea (A. Agassiz, 1863) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, A. (1863). List of the echinoderms sent to different institutions in exchange for other specimens, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 1: 17-28.
page(s): 18 [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
Description Small urchin with large spines with rows of 'thorns'. Test 6cmØ, thick primary spines 10cm long (1.5x testØ). Primary...
Description Small urchin with large spines with rows of 'thorns'. Test 6cmØ, thick primary spines 10cm long (1.5x testØ). Primary spines mainly smooth on one side, with thorns forming 5 rows on the other three sides. The thorns are well spaced along most of the length, but develop into five blade-like ridges about 1cm from the tip. The thorns are not aligned to form rings around the spines. Interambulacral area very wide and densely covered with small miliary spines. [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Chondrocidaris gigantea A. Agassiz, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513175 on 2024-11-04
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original description
Agassiz, A. (1863). List of the echinoderms sent to different institutions in exchange for other specimens, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 1: 17-28.
page(s): 18 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1928b). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea, 551 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 492-497 [details]
page(s): 18 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1928b). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea, 551 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 492-497 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype MCZ 318, geounit Hawaiian Islands [details]
Syntype MCZ 89, geounit Hawaiian Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Small urchin with large spines with rows of 'thorns'. Test 6cmØ, thick primary spines 10cm long (1.5x testØ). Primary spines mainly smooth on one side, with thorns forming 5 rows on the other three sides. The thorns are well spaced along most of the length, but develop into five blade-like ridges about 1cm from the tip. The thorns are not aligned to form rings around the spines. Interambulacral area very wide and densely covered with small miliary spines. [details]Habitat near-shore, outer reef-slope; up to 15 m, more common 30 m [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | blade-tipped tiara-urchin | [details] |
