WoRMS taxon details
Rumphia Desor, 1857
Michelinia Dujardin & Hupé, 1862 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Polyaster Michelin, 1859 · unaccepted (junior homonym of Polyaster Gray,...)
junior homonym of Polyaster Gray, 1840 (Asteroidea)
- Species Rumphia elongata (L. Agassiz, 1841) accepted as Peronella lesueuri (L. Agassiz, 1841) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Rumphia lesueuri (L. Agassiz, 1841) accepted as Peronella lesueuri (L. Agassiz, 1841) (transferred to Peronella)
- Species Rumphia pellucida (Döderlein, 1885) accepted as Peronella pellucida Döderlein, 1885 (transferred to Peronella)
- Species Rumphia peronii (L. Agassiz, 1841) accepted as Peronella peronii (L. Agassiz, 1841) (transferred to Peronella)
- Species Rumphia rubra (Döderlein, 1885) accepted as Peronella rubra Döderlein, 1885 (transferred to Peronella)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Rumphia Desor, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512685 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Michelinia Dujardin & Hupé, 1862) Dujardin, M.F. and Hupe, M. H. (1862). Histoire naturelle des zoophytes échinodermes : comprenant la description des crinoïdes, des ophiurides, des astérides, des échinides et des holothurides. <em>Paris: Libraire Encyclopedique de Roret.</em> 627 pages, 10 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10682151
page(s): 560-561 [details]
original description (of Polyaster Michelin, 1859) Michelin, H. 1859. Notice descriptive de quelques espèces nouvelles d'Echinides, famille de Clypéasteroides, tribu Laganides. Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée, 2, vol. 11, 394-401. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13713182 [details]
page(s): 560-561 [details]
original description (of Polyaster Michelin, 1859) Michelin, H. 1859. Notice descriptive de quelques espèces nouvelles d'Echinides, famille de Clypéasteroides, tribu Laganides. Revue et magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée, 2, vol. 11, 394-401. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13713182 [details]
