Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Hesperocidaris panamensis (A. Agassiz, 1898)

Depth: 55-274 m

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Echinodermata

Class
Echinoidea

Order
Cidaroida

Superfamily
Cidaridea

Family
Cidaridae

Genus
Hesperocidaris

Species
panamensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Dorocidaris panamensis Agassiz, 1898, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Off Panama, Cocos and Ecuador including Galapagos Islands

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Maluf, L.Y. (1991) Echinoderm Fauna of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 345-367.
  • Smith, A.B. (ed.) (2005) The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/echinoid-directory/index [accesed june/2010] http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/taxon.jsp?id=1134

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"Galapagos Species Database, Hesperocidaris panamensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9540. Accessed 4 November 2026.