Echinoneus cyclostomus 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
- Echinoneus cyclostomus Leske, 1778
- Name authority
- Leske, 1778
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Echinoneoida
- Family
- Echinoneidae
- Genus
- Echinoneus
- 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
- infraclassIrregularia Latreille, 1825
- subterclassNeognathostomata Smith, 1981
- orderEchinoneoida H.L. Clark, 1925
- familyEchinoneidae L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847
- genusEchinoneus Leske, 1778
- speciesEchinoneus cyclostomus Leske, 1778
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echinoneus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echinoneus burgeri Grant & Hertlein, 1938 | EchinoneidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Echinoneus tenuipetalum Sánchez Roig, 1952 | EchinoneidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Echinoneus abruptus H.L. Clark, 1925 H.L. Clark, 1925 | synonym |
| Echinoneus gibbosus Lamarck, 1816 Lamarck, 1816 | synonym |
| Echinoneus minor Leske, 1778 Leske, 1778 | synonym |
| Echinoneus ventricosus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a | synonym |
| Echinoneus cruciatus L. Agassiz in Desor, 1842 L. Agassiz in Desor, 1842 | synonym |
| Echinoconus ovalis Breynius, 1732 Breynius, 1732 | synonym |
| Echinoneus conformis Desor, 1842 Desor, 1842 | synonym |
| Echinoneus crassus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a | synonym |
| Echinoneus elegans Desor, 1842 Desor, 1842 | synonym |
| Echinoneus orbicularis Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a Desor in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a | synonym |
| Echinoneus semilunaris Gmelin, 1791 Gmelin, 1791 | synonym |
| Echinoneus serialis Desor, 1842 Desor, 1842 | synonym |
| Galerites echinonea Des Moulins, 1837 Des Moulins, 1837 | 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.
- Leske, N. G. (1778). Jacobi Theodori Klein naturalis dispositio echinodermatum. Edita et Descriptionibus Novisque Inventis et Synonomis Auctorem Aucta, 278. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11571 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:38JLV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.