World Echinoidea Database - Saleniidae L. Agassiz, 1838

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Saleniidae L. Agassiz, 1838

Saleniidae (ambulacral plates)

AphiaID

123170 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123170)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Salenioida

Direct children (14)

Ordering

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Genus Bathysalenia Pomel, 1883
Tribe Holosaleniini Smith & Wright, 1990 †
1. Genus Holosalenia Smith & Wright, 1990 †
Genus Leptosalenia Smith & Wright, 1990 †
Genus Novasalenia Zitt & Geys, 2003 †
Genus Platysalenia Smith & Wright, 1990 †
Genus Pleurosalenia Pomel, 1883 †
Genus Salenia Gray, 1835
Genus Salenidia Pomel, 1883 †
Tribe Salenocidarini Smith & Wright, 1990
1. Genus Salenocidaris A. Agassiz, 1869
Genus Plesiosalenia Smith & Wright, 1990 † (Junior homonym of Plesiosalenia Valette 1906)
Genus Trisalenia Lambert, 1895 † accepted as Salenia Gray, 1835 (subjective junior synonym)
Genus Valsalenia Mortensen, 1934 † accepted as Bathysalenia Pomel, 1883 (subjective junior synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Saleniidae L. Agassiz, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123170 on 2025-07-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2010-08-31 07:25:31Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Identification resource

identification resource Smith, A.B. 2013. Key to subfamilies of Saleniidae. In: Smith, A.B. & Kroh, A. (editors) The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/key.jsp?id=366 [details]

Other

additional source Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212., available online at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1477-2019&volume=8&issue=2&spage=147
page(s): 170 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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Language	Name
Japanese	オトヒメウニ科	[details]

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Saleniidae (ambulacral plates)