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Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776

124409 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124409)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Echinodermata
  4. Echinozoa
  5. Echinoidea
  6. Euechinoidea
  7. Irregularia
  8. Atelostomata
  9. Spatangoida
  10. Brissidina
  11. Spatangoidea
  12. Spatangidae
  13. Spatagus
  14. Spatagus purpureus
 unaccepted (misspelling of genus name)
Spatangus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776
Species
Spatagus accepted as Spatangus Gray, 1825
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 236 [details] OpenAccess publication
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124409 on 2026-08-14
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Spatagus purpureus O.F. Müller, 1776. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=124409 on 2026-08-14
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Hansson, Hans
2012-01-22 20:41:09Z
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Kroh, Andreas
2013-08-26 18:24:18Z
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Kroh, Andreas

original description Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 236 [details] OpenAccess publication

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 Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidĉ, Loveniidĉ, Pericosmidĉ, Schizasteridĉ, Brissidĉ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 10-14 [details] 
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