Distribution Maine to South Carolina and Bermuda [details]
Distribution Low on shore and sublittoral, in sand, sandy mud, lower depth limit uncertain because of sonfusion with Leptosynapta...
Distribution Low on shore and sublittoral, in sand, sandy mud, lower depth limit uncertain because of sonfusion with Leptosynapta bergensis; western coasts from Devon to Shetland; North Sea records are unsatisfactory because of confusion with L.bergensis[details]
original description(ofSynapta pellucida Ayres, 1852)Ayres, WO., 1852. Descriptions of Holothurians. Proceedings Boston Society of Natural History. 4: 207-208, 214-215, 243-247[details]
original description(ofSynapta girardii Pourtalès, 1851)Pourtalès, LF., 1851. On the Holothuriae of the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Proceedings American Association Advancement Science, Fifth Meeting, Washington. pp. 8-16.[details] Available for editors [request]
original description(ofSynapta bifaria Semper, 1867)Semper, C. (1867-1868). Holothurien. In: Semper, C., ed.: <em>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Erster Band.</em> Leipzig: W. Engelmann. iv + 288 pp., 40 pls. [1867 = pp. 1-70, pls. 1-15; 1867/(1868) = pp. 71-100, pls. 16-25; 1868 = pp. 101-288, pls. 26-40]., available online athttp://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11687[details]
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
basis of recordHansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceMeinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799.[details]
additional sourceSouthward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceMuller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online athttp://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf[details]
additional sourceLiu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Breeding Doliolaria larva. Spring [details] Distribution Maine to South Carolina and Bermuda [details] Distribution Low on shore and sublittoral, in sand, sandy mud, lower depth limit uncertain because of sonfusion with Leptosynapta bergensis; western coasts from Devon to Shetland; North Sea records are unsatisfactory because of confusion with L.bergensis[details] Publication date (O. F. Müller, 1788) [details]