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Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus esculentus
Species recognized by wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, Croatia Species List, Denmark Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Norway Species List, Sweden Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Irish Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Sea Species List, Skagerrak Species List, wikipedia IS, NCBI, Adriatic Sea Species List, and United States Species List
Echinus esculentus
Recognized by SERPENT Project, Arkive, Biopix Nature Photos, and FAO Fishery Statistics
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by Arctic Register of Marine Species, Freshwater and Marine Image Bank U Washington, and OBIS environmental data records
Echinus globiformis Lamarck 1816
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records France
Echinus violaceus Blainville 1825
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records France
Cidaris esculenta
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Echinus esculentus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, literature body sizes metazoa, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Echinus esculentus
Recognized by Flickr BHL and Flickr Group
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Cidaris esculenta (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cidaris hemisphaerica Leske 1778
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus aurantiacus
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus auranticus Blainville 1825
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus globiformis Lamarck 1816
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus pseudo-melo Blainville 1825
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus pseudomelo Blainville 1825
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus quinquangulosus
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus quinqueangulatus Blainville 1825
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus quinqueangulosus
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus schwartzii Nilsson 1817
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus sphaera O. F. Müller 1776
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus swartzii Nilsson & Holst 1817
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Echinus violaceus Blainville 1825
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Sphaerechinus esculentus (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Cidaris esculenta (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cidaris hemisphaerica Leske 1778
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Echinus auranticus Blainville 1825
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Echinus globiformis Lamarck 1816
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Echinus pseudomelo Blainville 1825
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Echinus quinquangulosus
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Echinus quinqueangulatus Blainville 1825
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Echinus quinqueangulosus
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Echinus sphaera O. F. Muller 1776
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Echinus swartzii Nilsson & Holst 1817
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Echinus violaceus Blainville 1825
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Sphaerechinus esculentus (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Cidaris esculenta (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cidaris esculenta (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cidaris hemisphaerica Leske 1778
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cidaris hemisphaerica Leske 1778
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Echinus aurantiacus
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus auranticus Blainville 1825
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus auranticus Blainville 1825
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Echinus globiformis Lamarck 1816
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus globiformis Lamarck 1816
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Echinus pseudo-melo Blainville 1825
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus pseudomelo Blainville 1825
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus pseudomelo Blainville 1825
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Echinus quinquangulosus
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus quinquangulosus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Echinus quinqueangulatus Blainville 1825
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus quinqueangulatus Blainville 1825
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Echinus quinqueangulosus
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus quinqueangulosus
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Echinus schwartzii Nilsson 1817
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus sphaera O. F. Müller 1776
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus sphaera O. F. Müller 1776
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Echinus swartzii Nilsson & Holst 1817
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus swartzii Nilsson & Holst 1817
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Echinus violaceus Blainville 1825
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Echinus violaceus Blainville 1825
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Sphaerechinus esculentus (Linnaeus 1758)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Sphaerechinus esculentus (Linnaeus 1758)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

common sea urchin
prefer
Recognized by admin
Edible sea urchin preferred
Recognized by Arkive and Wikidata Common Names
European Edible Sea Urchin
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
European edible sea urchin
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
edible sea urchin
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Catalan; Valencian

garota de fons atlàntica preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Chinese

食用正海膽 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

ježovka velká preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

eetbare zeeappel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species
Europese eetbare zee-egel
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Finnish

Ruokamerisiili preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ruokamerisiili
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

French

Oursin comestible preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Oursin globuleux
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
oursin comestible preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
oursin d'Europe
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
oursin globuleux
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

German

Essbarer Seeigel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Ehető tengerisün preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Marígull preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

cuán mara coiteann preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

valgomasis jūrų ežys preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Norwegian

svabergsjøpiggsvin preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Polish

Jeżowiec jadalny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
jeżowiec jadalny
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Russian

морской еж эхинус preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Spanish; Castilian

erizo comestible de mar preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
užitni morski ježek preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

Ätlig sjöborre preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ätlig sjöborre
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Turkish

deniz kestanesi preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Ukrainian

Морський їжак їстівний preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
Морський їжак
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Zh Tw

食用正海膽 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Echinozoa
Echinoidea Leske 1778
Euechinoidea Bronn 1860
Carinacea Kroh & Smith 2010
Echinacea Claus 1876
Camarodonta Jackson 1912
Echinidea Kroh & Smith 2010
Echinidae Gray 1825
Echinus Linnaeus 1758
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Echinus esculentus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Echinus esculentus fuscus Mortensen 1903
Echinus esculentus glacialis D'yakonov 1923
Echinus anchistus H. L. Clark 1912
Echinus coglesi (Cotteau 1880)
Echinus colbeaui Cotteau 1880
Echinus dixoni Forbes 1852
Echinus etheridgei A. Bell 1898
Echinus gilchristi Bell 1904
Echinus lamarcki Forbes 1852
Echinus melo Lamarck 1816
Echinus multicostatus Engel 1941
Echinus neglectus Lamarck 1816
Echinus nodulosus Goldfuss 1829
Echinus paucimiliaris Gregory 1891
Echinus sphaeroides (Nyst 1868)
Echinus subangulosus de Blainville 1826
Echinus tenuispinus Norman 1868
Echinus wallisi A. Agassiz 1880
Echinus woodi Desor 1855

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Echinodermata
Echinozoa
Echinoidea
Euechinoidea Bronn 1860
Carinacea Kroh & Smith 2010
Echinacea Claus 1876
Camarodonta Jackson 1912
Echinidea Kroh & Smith 2010
Echinidae Gray 1825
Echinus Linnaeus 1758
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Echinus esculentus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Echinus esculentus fuscus Mortensen 1903
Echinus esculentus glacialis D'yakonov 1923
Echinus anchistus H. L. Clark 1912
Echinus coglesi (Cotteau 1880)
Echinus dixoni Forbes 1852
Echinus etheridgei A. Bell 1898
Echinus gilchristi Bell 1904
Echinus lamarcki Forbes 1852
Echinus melo Lamarck 1816
Echinus multicostatus Engel 1941
Echinus nodulosus Goldfuss 1829
Echinus paucimiliaris Gregory 1891
Echinus sphaeroides (Nyst 1868)
Echinus tenuispinus Norman 1868
Echinus wallisi A. Agassiz 1880
Echinus woodi Desor 1855
Gracilechinus atlanticus (Mortensen 1903)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Echinus esculentus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Echinus esculentus fuscus Mortensen 1903
Echinus esculentus glacialis
Echinus anchistus H. L. Clark 1912
Echinus coglesi (Cotteau 1880)
Echinus colbeaui Cotteau 1880
Echinus dixoni Forbes 1852
Echinus etheridgei A. Bell 1898
Echinus gilchristi Bell 1904
Echinus lamarcki Forbes 1852
Echinus melo Lamarck 1816
Echinus multicostatus Engel 1941
Echinus neglectus Lamarck 1816
Echinus nodulosus Goldfuss 1829
Echinus paucimiliaris Gregory 1891
Echinus sphaeroides (Nyst 1868)
Echinus subangulosus de Blainville 1826
Echinus tenuispinus Norman 1868
Echinus wallisi A. Agassiz 1880
Echinus woodi Desor 1855

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Echinozoa
Echinoidea
Camarodonta
Echinidae
Echinus
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Echinus esculentus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Echinus esculentus fuscus Mortensen 1903
Echinus esculentus glacialis D'yakonov 1923
Echinus anchistus H. L. Clark 1912
Echinus coglesi (Cotteau 1880)
Echinus dixoni Forbes 1852
Echinus etheridgei A. Bell 1898
Echinus euryporus H. L. Clark 1912
Echinus gilchristi Bell 1904
Echinus lamarcki Forbes 1852
Echinus melo Lamarck 1816
Echinus multicostatus Engel 1941
Echinus multidentatus H. L. Clark 1925
Echinus paucimiliaris Gregory 1891
Echinus sphaeroides (Nyst 1868)
Echinus tenuispinus Norman 1868
Echinus wallisi A. Agassiz 1880
Echinus woodi Desor 1855

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Echinus esculentus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Echinus esculentus fuscus Mortensen 1903
Echinus esculentus glacialis
Echinus anchistus H. L. Clark 1912
Echinus coglesi (Cotteau 1880)
Echinus colbeaui Cotteau 1880
Echinus dixoni Forbes 1852
Echinus etheridgei A. Bell 1898
Echinus gilchristi Bell 1904
Echinus lamarcki Forbes 1852
Echinus melo Lamarck 1816
Echinus multicostatus Engel 1941
Echinus neglectus Lamarck 1816
Echinus nodulosus Goldfuss 1829
Echinus paucimiliaris Gregory 1891
Echinus sphaeroides (Nyst 1868)
Echinus subangulosus de Blainville 1826
Echinus tenuispinus Norman 1868
Echinus wallisi A. Agassiz 1880
Echinus woodi Desor 1855

GBIF classification

Animalia
Echinodermata
Echinoidea
Camarodonta
Echinidae
Echinus Linnaeus 1758
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Echinus esculentus esculentus
Echinus esculentus fuscus Mortensen 1903
Echinus esculentus glacialis D'yakonov 1923
Echinus anchistus H. L. Clark 1912
Echinus arenatus Lamarck 1816
Echinus coglesi (Cotteau 1880)
Echinus depressus Houttuyn 1787
Echinus dixoni Forbes 1852
Echinus etheridgei A. Bell 1898
Echinus euryporus H. L. Clark 1912
Echinus gilchristi Bell 1904
Echinus lamarcki Forbes 1852
Echinus melo Lamarck 1816
Echinus minutus Buckman 1845
Echinus multicostatus Engel 1941
Echinus multidentatus H. L. Clark 1925
Echinus nodulosus Goldfuss 1829
Echinus obtusangulus Lamarck 1816
Echinus paucimiliaris Gregory 1891
Echinus rotularis Lamarck 1816
Echinus spec Müller 1776
Echinus sphaeroides (Nyst 1868)
Echinus stellatus Blainville 1825
Echinus syriacus Conrad
Echinus tenuispinus Norman 1868
Echinus wallisi A. Agassiz 1880
Echinus woodi Desor 1855

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata Bruguière 1791
Echinozoa Haeckel 1895
Echinoidea Leske 1778
Euechinoidea Bronn 1860
Echinacea Claus 1876
Echinoida Claus 1876
Echinidae Gray 1825
Echinus Linnaeus 1758
Echinus esculentus (this page)
Echinus acutus
Echinus affinis
Echinus elegans Duben & Koren 1844
Echinus gracilis
Echinus melo
Echinus tenuispinus Norman 1868

IUCN

Animalia
Echinodermata
Echinoidea
Camarodonta
Echinidae
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Eleutherozoa
Echinozoa
Echinoidea
Euechinoidea
Echinacea
Echinoida
Echinidae
Echinus
Echinus esculentus (this page)
Echinus melo
unclassified Echinus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Echinoidea
Euechinoidea
Echinacea
Echinoida
Echinidae
Echinus
Echinus esculentus (this page)
Echinus esculentus esculentus
Echinus esculentus fuscus
Echinus esculentus glacialis
Echinus acutus
Echinus anchistus
Echinus atlanticus
Echinus dufresnii
Echinus elegans
Echinus euryporus
Echinus gilchristi
Echinus gracilis
Echinus horridus
Echinus lacunosus
Echinus lucunter
Echinus mathaei
Echinus melo
Echinus molaris
Echinus multidentatus
Echinus pileolus
Echinus robillardi
Echinus tenuispinus
Echinus tylodes
Echinus wallisi

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Echinodermata
Echinoidea
Camarodonta
Echinidae
Echinus
Echinus esculentus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Echinus anchistus H. L. Clark 1912
Echinus atlanticus helenae Mortensen 1942
Echinus coglesi (Cotteau 1880)
Echinus dixoni Forbes 1852
Echinus esculentus esculentus Linnaeus 1758
Echinus esculentus fuscus Mortensen 1903
Echinus esculentus glacialis
Echinus etheridgei A. Bell 1898
Echinus gilchristi Bell 1904
Echinus lamarcki Forbes 1852
Echinus melo Lamarck 1816
Echinus multicostatus Engel 1941
Echinus nodulosus Goldfuss 1829
Echinus paucimiliaris Gregory 1891
Echinus sphaeroides (Nyst 1868)
Echinus tenuispinus Norman 1868
Echinus wallisi A. Agassiz 1880
Echinus woodi Desor 1855
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