Caenopedina porphyrogigas Anderson, 2009 
AphiaID: 456755

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Acroechinoidea (Infraclass) > Pedinoida (Order) > Pedinidae (Family) > Caenopedina (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Caenopedina A. Agassiz, 1869
Source		original description: Anderson, O.F. (2009): The giant purple pedinida new species of Caenopedina (Echinodermata: Echinoidea: Pedinidae) from New Zealand and Australia. - Zootaxa , 4357: 1-15. page(s): 4-10 [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		type locality: New Zealand [details] Bassian [details] Central New Zealand [details] Chatham Island [details] Northeastern New Zealand [details] Snares Island [details] Tasman Sea [details]
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Attribute		Functional group: benthos (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: adult Functional group: plankton (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: larva
Notes		Type locality: Bay of Plenty (in the vicinity of Waioweka Knoll seamount), North Island, New Zealand (37°01.2'S, 176°43.2'E, 976 m [holotype]; 37°13.2'S, 177°13.8'E, 693 m; 37°04.8'S, 177°16.2'E, 733 m; 35°58.2'S, 176°49.2'E, 750 m); Chatham Rise (44°14.4'S, 174°36.6'W, 985 m; 44°34.8'S, 177°49.8W, 978 m; 44°43.8'S, 177°13.2'W, 1175 m; 44°34.8'S, 177°49.8'W, 978 m; 44°42'S, 178°30'W, 1099 m; 44°45.6'S, 173°37.8'E); J1 Seamount (44°14.4'S, 147°21.6'E, 1200 m); Louisville Ridge (44°01.2'S, 160°37.2'W, 1000 m); Macquarie Ridge (48°31.8'S, 164°57'E, 1060 m); South Chatham Rise (44°40.8'S, 175°49.2'E, 979 m); Tasmania/South Tasman Rise (47°27'S, 148°48'E, 884 m; 47°28.2'S, 148°52.8'E, 1031 m; 48°37.8'S, 150°27'E, 913 m); West Norfolk Ridge (34°48.6'S, 169°50.4'E, 650 m) [details] Type material: HT: NIWA 25889; PT: NIWA 6533, 6534, 20775, 25894, 25895, 25886 [South Chatham Rise; all others from Bay of Plenty] [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:456755
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2010-02-12 08:40:45Z   created   Kroh, Andreas
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		Citation: Kroh, A. (2013). Caenopedina porphyrogigas Anderson, 2009. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456755 on 2013-05-21