Echinidae
Also known as: Riccio melone, taggsjöborrar, ホンウニ科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinodermata |
| Class | Echinoidea |
| Order | Camarodonta |
| Family | Echinidae |
| Published in | Gray, J. E. (1825). An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. Annals of Philosophy, New Series, 10:423–431. https://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=150205 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 6 |
| Species records held | 53 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 77 |
| GBIF key | 5597 |
Genera in Echinidae
- Echinus — 33 species: Echinus anchistus, Echinus arenosus, Echinus atlanticus, Echinus aurantium, Echinus benettiae, Echinus coglesi, Echinus coronatus, Echinus depressus
- Gracilechinus — 12 species: Gracilechinus acutus, Gracilechinus affinis, Gracilechinus alexandri, Gracilechinus atlanticus, Gracilechinus elegans, Gracilechinus euryporus, Gracilechinus gracilis, Gracilechinus lucidus
- Sterechinus — 5 species: Sterechinus agassizii, Sterechinus antarcticus, Sterechinus dentifer, Sterechinus diadema, Sterechinus neumayeri
- Dermechinus — 1 species: Dermechinus horridus
- Polyechinus — 1 species: Polyechinus agulhensis
- Stirechinus — 1 species: Stirechinus minor
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.