= Echinocactus durangensis Ruenge; Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 46: 231 (1890), et ex K. Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 1: 449
= Echinocactus unguispinus Engelm.; Mem. Tour N. Mexico [Wislizenus] 111 (1848)
= Echinomastus durangensis (Ruenge) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 152 (1922)
= Echinomastus hispidus D.Donati & Zanov.; Piante Grasse 24(4): 138 (2004)
= Echinomastus laui G.Frank & Zecher; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 50(4): 188 (1978)
= Echinomastus mapimiensis Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 15: 68 (1953)
= Echinomastus unguispinus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 150 (1922)
= Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. durangensis (Runge) U.Guzmán; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17 (2003)
= Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. laui (G.Frank & Zecher) C.E.Glass; Guía Identif. Cact. Amenazadas México [Glass] 1: Echinom/un subsp. laui (1998 publ. 1997)
= Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. minimus (A.B.Lau) U.Guzmán; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17 (2003)
= Echinomastus unguispinus var. crassihamatus Kaku & Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 480 (1981)
= Echinomastus unguispinus var. durangensis (Ruenge) Bravo; Cact. Suc. Mex. 25(3): 65 (1980)
= Echinomastus unguispinus var. laui (Frank & Zecher) Glass & R.A.Foster; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 51(3): 124 (1979)
= Echinomastus unguispinus var. minimus A.B.Lau; Kakteen And. Sukk. 34(9): 206 (1983)
= Neolloydia durangensis (Ruenge) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46(2): 81 (1974)
= Neolloydia unguispina (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46(2): 80 (1974)
= Pediocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 25 (1998)
= Pediocactus unguispinus var. durangensis (Runge) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 26 (1998)
= Sclerocactus hispidus (D.Donati & Zanov.) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 141 (2024)
= Sclerocactus unguispinus subsp. durangensis Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 141 (2024)
= Sclerocactus unguispinus subsp. laui (Gerhart Frank & Zecher) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 142 (2024)
= Sclerocactus unguispinus var. durangensis (Ruenge) N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 5: 94 (1987)
= Thelocactus durangensis (Ruenge) G.D.Rowley; Excelsa 12: 31 (1986), isonym
= Thelocactus durangensis (Ruenge) W.T.Marshall; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 9: 28 (1947)
= Thelocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley; Excelsa 12: 30 (1986), isonym
= Thelocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 9: 28 (1947)