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Salmacis L. Agassiz, 1841

179699  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:179699)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Echinozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Echinoidea (Class)
  6. Euechinoidea (Subclass)
  7. Carinacea (Infraclass)
  8. Echinacea (Subterclass)
  9. Camarodonta (Order)
  10. Temnopleuridea (Infraorder)
  11. Temnopleuridae (Family)
  12. Salmacis (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Melebosis Girard, 1851 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Melobosis · unaccepted (misspelling of Melebosis; non...)  
misspelling of Melebosis; non Melobisis Rafinisque, 1815

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  1. Species Salmacis belli Döderlein, 1902
  2. Species Salmacis bicolor L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846
  3. Species Salmacis roseoviridis Koehler, 1927
  4. Species Salmacis rubricincta H.L. Clark, 1925
  5. Species Salmacis sphaeroides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  6. Species Salmacis virgulata L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846
  7. Species Salmacis alexandri Bell, 1884 accepted as Temnopleurus alexandri (Bell, 1884) (transferred to Temnopleurus)
  8. Species Salmacis desmoulinsii Dujardin & Hupé, 1862 accepted as Salmaciella dussumieri (L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) (subjective junior synonym)
  9. Species Salmacis dussumieri L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Salmaciella dussumieri (L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) (transferred to Salmaciella)
  10. Species Salmacis elegans Bell, 1899 accepted as Coelopleurus maillardi (Michelin, 1862) (possible subjective junior synonym)
  11. Species Salmacis erythracis H.L. Clark, 1912 accepted as Salmaciella erythracis (H.L. Clark, 1912) (transferred to Salmaciella)
  12. Species Salmacis festivus Grube, 1868 accepted as Salmacis sphaeroides (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
  13. Species Salmacis globator L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Salmacis sphaeroides (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
  14. Species Salmacis globatrix Lovén, 1887 accepted as Salmacis bicolor L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (subjective junior synonym)
  15. Species Salmacis lactea Döderlein, 1885 accepted as Salmaciella dussumieri (L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) (subjective junior synonym)
  16. Species Salmacis michaelseni Döderlein, 1914 accepted as Temnopleurus michaelseni (Döderlein, 1914) (transferred to Temnopleurus)
  17. Species Salmacis oligopora H.L. Clark, 1916 accepted as Salmaciella oligopora (H.L. Clark, 1916) (transferred to Salmaciella)
  18. Species Salmacis olivacea (Döderlein, 1885) accepted as Microcyphus olivaceus (Döderlein, 1885) (transferred to Microcyphus)
  19. Species Salmacis pyramidata Troschel, 1866 accepted as Salmacis sphaeroides (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
  20. Species Salmacis rarispina L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Salmacis bicolor rarispina L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (accepted at subspecies rank)
  21. Species Salmacis rarispinus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Salmacis rarispina L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Salmacis bicolor rarispina L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (incorrect declination of species name)
  22. Species Salmacis roseo-viridis Koehler, 1927 accepted as Salmacis roseoviridis Koehler, 1927 (incorrect original spelling (mandatory changed according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 32.5.2.1.))
  23. Species Salmacis rubrotinctus Grube, 1868 accepted as Salmacis bicolor L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (subjective junior synonym)
  24. Species Salmacis rufa Bell, 1894 accepted as Desmechinus rufus (Bell, 1894) (transferred to Desmechinus)
  25. Species Salmacis sulcata L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Salmacis sphaeroides (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym)
  26. Species Salmacis sulcatus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Salmacis sphaeroides (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective junior synonym)
  27. Species Salmacis varius L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Salmacis bicolor L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (subjective junior synonym)
  28. Species Salmacis virgulatus L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 accepted as Salmacis virgulata L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (incorrect declination of species name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Etymology from "Salmakis" [Greek], a spring nymph  
Etymology from "Salmakis" [Greek], a spring nymph [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Salmacis L. Agassiz, 1841. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=179699 on 2025-07-14
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2005-08-24 08:04:51Z
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Appeltans, Ward
2010-09-06 12:28:48Z
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Kroh, Andreas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Melebosis Girard, 1851) Girard, C.F. (1850). Observations upon Planarian Worms, with descriptions of several new species of Echinoderms. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1848-1851.</em> 3: 363–368. Erratum on p. 396., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870665 [details] 

basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details] 

Other

additional source Agassiz, A. (1863). List of the echinoderms sent to different institutions in exchange for other specimens, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 1: 17-28. [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Smith, A. B. (Editor) 2005. The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/echinoids [details] 

 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
From editor or global species database
Etymology from "Salmakis" [Greek], a spring nymph [details]

Unreviewed
Remark In family Echinidae in Ludwig (1899).
Type species: Salmacis bicolor L. Agassiz, 1841 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
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