Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778)
- Name authority
- (Leske, 1778)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Diadematoida
- Family
- Diadematidae
- Genus
- Diadema
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumEchinodermata
- subphylumEchinozoa
- classEchinoidea Schumacher, 1817
- subclassEuechinoidea Bronn, 1860
- infraclassAulodonta Jackson, 1912
- superorderDiadematacea Duncan, 1889 (emend. Mongiardino Koch et al., 2022)
- orderDiadematoida Duncan, 1889
- familyDiadematidae Gray, 1855
- genusDiadema Gray, 1825
- speciesDiadema setosum (Leske, 1778)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Diadema lamarcki (Gmelin, 1791) (Gmelin, 1791) | synonym |
| Diadema nudum A. Agassiz, 1864 A. Agassiz, 1864 | synonym |
| Diadema saxatile (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Diadema setosa (Leske, 1778) (Leske, 1778) | synonym |
| Diadema setosum f. depressa Dollfus & Roman, 1981 Dollfus & Roman, 1981 | synonym |
| Cidarites diadema (Gmelin, 1791) (Gmelin, 1791) | synonym |
| Diadema turcarum Rumph, 1711 Rumph, 1711 | synonym |
| Echinometra setosa Leske, 1778 Leske, 1778 | synonym |
| Echinus saxatilis Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Echinometra setosa Rumphius, 1705 Rumphius, 1705 | synonym |
| Centrostephanus setosus (Leske, 1778) (Leske, 1778) | synonym |
| Echinus saxatilis | synonym |
| Centrechinus (Diadema) setosus (Leske, 1778) (Leske, 1778) | synonym |
| Centrechinus setosus (Leske, 1778) (Leske, 1778) | synonym |
| Centrostephanus setosum (Leske, 1778) (Leske, 1778) | synonym |
| Cidaris (Diadema) tenuispina Philippi, 1845 Philippi, 1845 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213372 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:35864. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.