Taxonomic Checklist
Phylum:
Other non-Molluscan Phyla (Echinodermata, Brachiopoda etc) are being added to the checklist and photo sections of the website. This is to help identify species that may be mistaken for Mollusca, but are not.
Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class)
Class: ECHINOIDEA
Subclass: CIDAROIDEA
Cidaroida
Eucidaris Pomel, 1883
metularia (Lamarck, 1816) =mauri Lambert & Thiéry, =minor A. Agassiz
Goniocidaris Mortensen, 1928
Goniocidaris (Aspidocidaris) Mortensen, 1928
magi Pawson, 1964 A.C.E.
parasol Fell, 1958 A.C.F.M.An.E.
umbraculum Hutton, 1878 A.C.F.M.E.
Ogmocidaris Mortensen, 1921
benhami Mortensen, 1921 A.C.F.E.
Plococidaris Mortensen, 1909
verticillata (Lamarck, 1816)
Subclass: EUECHINOIDEA
Camarodonta
Dermechinus Mortensen, 1942
Echinus Linnaeus, 1758
multidentatus H.L. Clark, 1925 A.C.F.M.An.
Evechinus Verrill, 1871 (Echinus (Psammechinus) chloroticus Valenciennes, 1846)
chloroticus (Valenciennes, 1846) =asteroides Girard, =rarituberculatus Bell, =viridis Verrill A.C.F.M.E. photo
Heliocidaris L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846
tuberculata (Lamarck, 1816) K.A.
Amblypneustes L. Agassiz, 1841
Pseudechinus Mortensen, 1903
albocinctus (Hutton, 1872) C.F.E.
novaezelandiae (Mortensen, 1921) C.F.An.E.
flemingi Fell, 1958 C.F.M.E.
huttoni Benham, 1908 A.C.F.E.
magellanicus (Philippi, 1857) An.
Tripneustes L. Agassiz, 1841
gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758) =angulosa Leske, =australiae Tenison-Woods, =fasciatus Lamarck, =inflatus Blainville, =nigricans A. Agassiz, =pentagonus Lamarck, =peronii Blainville, =variegata Leske, =variegatus Leske, =virgatus Des Moulins K.A.
Clypeasteroida
Clypeaster Lamarck, 1801
australasiae (Gray, 1851) K.A.
Fellaster Durham, 1955
Mortonia Gray, 1851
polyporus (Mortensen, 1921) K.A.E.
Jacksonaster Lambert in Lambert & Thiery, 1914
depressum (L.Agassiz, 1841) K.A.
Spatangoida
Brissus Gray, 1825
Paramaretia Mortensen, 1950
peloria (H.L.Clark, 1916) A.C.F.M.
Echinocardium Gray, 1825
Spatangus Gray, 1825
beryl Fell, 1963 F.E.
multispinus Mortensen, 1925 A.C.F.M.E.
Diadematoida
Centrostephanus Peters, 1855
Diadema Gray, 1825
palmeri Baker, 1967 A.
Pedinoida
Caenopedina A. Agassiz, 1869
novaezelandiae Pawson, 1964 A.E.
otagoensis McKnight, 1968
porphyrogigas Anderson, 2009
pulchella (A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907)
Neognathostomata
Apatopygus Hawkins, 1920
Key to Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species.
They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil