WoRMS name details
Sphærechinus australiae A. Agassiz, 1872
569709 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:569709)
unaccepted (transferred to Heliocidaris)
Species
Sphærechinus Desor, 1855 accepted as Sphaerechinus Desor, 1856
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, A. 1872. Preliminary Notice of a few Species of Echini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 3, 55-58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705306
page(s): 55-56 [details]
page(s): 55-56 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Sphærechinus australiae A. Agassiz, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=569709 on 2025-01-06
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original description
Agassiz, A. 1872. Preliminary Notice of a few Species of Echini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 3, 55-58., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705306
page(s): 55-56 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 317-320 [details]
status source Hart, M. W., Jeffrey, C. H. & Emlet, R. B. 2011. Molecular phylogeny of echinometrid sea urchins: more species of Heliocidaris with derived modes of reproduction. Invertebrate Biology 130, 175-185.
page(s): 183 [details]
page(s): 55-56 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 317-320 [details]
status source Hart, M. W., Jeffrey, C. H. & Emlet, R. B. 2011. Molecular phylogeny of echinometrid sea urchins: more species of Heliocidaris with derived modes of reproduction. Invertebrate Biology 130, 175-185.
page(s): 183 [details]
Syntype MCZ 1585, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]