WoRMS taxon details
Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778)
AphiaID: 422502
AphiaID: 422502
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Irregularia (Infraclass) > Neognathostomata (Superorder) > Clypeasteroida (Order) > Scutellina (Suborder) > Scutelliformes (Infraorder) > Scutellidea (Superfamily) > Mellitidae (Family) > Leodia (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Leodia Gray, 1851a | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Echinodiscus sexies perforatus Leske, 1778 (incorrect original spelling (mandatory changed according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 32.5.2.1.)) Echinodiscus sexiesperforatus Leske, 1778 (transferred to Leodia) Echinus hexaporus Gmelin, 1788 (subjective junior synonym) Leodia richardsonii Gray, 1851 (subjective junior synonym) Mellita (Leodia) sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subgenus raised to genus rank) Mellita erythraea Gray, 1851 (subjective junior synonym) Mellita hexapora (Gmelin, 1788) (subjective junior synonym) Mellita platensis Bernasconi, 1947 (subjective junior synonym) Mellita sexforis (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym) Mellita sexies-perforata (Leske, 1778) (incorrect subsequent spelling) Mellita similis L. Agassiz, 1841 (subjective junior synonym) Scutella hexapora (Gmelin, 1788) (subjective junior synonym) Scutella sexforis Lamarck, 1816 (subjective junior synonym) | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. 2009. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S [details] redescription: Mortensen, T. 1948. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. IV, 2. Clypeasteroida. Clypeasteridæ, Arachnoidæ, Fibulariidæ, Laganidæ and Scutellidæ, pp. 471. C. A. Reitzel; Copenhagen. page(s): 429-432 [details] from synonym: Mortensen, T. 1951. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, pp. 593. C. A. Reitzel; Copenhagen. page(s): 560 [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Harold, A. S. & Telford, M. 1990. Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Mellita (Echinoidea: Clypeasteroida). Journal of Natural History 24, 987-1026., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222939000770621 page(s): 1019 [details] [view taxon] | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Belize [details] Caribbean Sea [details] Colombia [details] Costa Rica [details] Cuba [details] Dominican Republic [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Honduras [details] Jamaica [details] Lesser Antilles [details] Mexico [details] Panama [details] Puerto Rico [details] Uruguay-Buenos Aires Shelf (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Venezuela [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To The echinoderms of Panama LifeDesks To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection To ITIS | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:422502 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Kroh, A. (2013). Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422502 on 2013-05-23 | |||||||||||
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