Echinus esculentus

species of echinoderm
Taxon taxon Q664443
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Echinus esculentus

Summary

Echinus esculentus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #1,612 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Echinus esculentus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Echinus esculentus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Echinus esculentus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Echinus esculentus belongs to the parent taxon Echinus[6].
  • Echinus esculentus's scientific name is Echinus esculentus[7].
  • Echinus esculentus's Commons category is recorded as Echinus esculentus[8].
  • Echinus esculentus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Echinus esculentus[9].
  • Echinus esculentus's Commons gallery is recorded as Echinus esculentus[10].
  • Echinus esculentus's taxon synonym is recorded as Sphaerechinus esculentus[11].
  • Echinus esculentus's taxon synonym is recorded as Echinus sphaera[12].
  • Echinus esculentus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Edible sea urchin'}[13].
  • Echinus esculentus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Edible Sea Urchin'}[14].
  • Echinus esculentus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '食用正海膽'}[15].
  • Echinus esculentus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oursin globuleux'}[16].
  • Echinus esculentus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oursin comestible'}[17].
  • Echinus esculentus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'eetbare zeeappel'}[18].
  • Echinus esculentus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Essbarer Seeigel'}[19].
  • Echinus esculentus is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'svabergsjøpiggsvin'}[20].
  • Echinus esculentus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'užitni morski ježek'}[21].
  • Echinus esculentus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[22].
  • Echinus esculentus's protonym of is recorded as Sphaerechinus esculentus[23].

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Classification

Echinus esculentus's scientific name is Echinus esculentus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Echinus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Edible sea urchin'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Edible Sea Urchin'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '食用正海膽'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oursin globuleux'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oursin comestible'}[17], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'eetbare zeeappel'}[18].

Identifiers

Echinus esculentus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 99684[24]. Echinus esculentus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7648[25]. Echinus esculentus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 599659[26]. Echinus esculentus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5188139[27]. Echinus esculentus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 157949[28].

Why It Matters

Echinus esculentus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #1,612 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [27] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . List of the Echinoderms sent to different Institutions in Exchange for other Specimens, with Annotations. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Protonym of Sphaerechinus esculentus
    Parent taxon Echinus
    Instance of taxon
    Iucn conservation status Near Threatened
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