MSBIAS taxon details
Spatangidae Gray, 1825
- Genus Spatangus Gray, 1825
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Spatangidae Gray, 1825. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123177 on 2025-05-07
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Spatangidae Gray, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123177 on 2025-05-07
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 Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212., available online at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1477-2019&volume=8&issue=2&spage=147
page(s): 173 [details]
identification resource Smith, A.B. 2013. Key to genera of Spatangidae. In: Smith, A.B. & Kroh, A. (editors) The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/key.jsp?id=297 [details]
additional source Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212., available online at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1477-2019&volume=8&issue=2&spage=147
page(s): 173 [details]
identification resource Smith, A.B. 2013. Key to genera of Spatangidae. In: Smith, A.B. & Kroh, A. (editors) The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/key.jsp?id=297 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
