WoRMS taxon details
Mellitella Duncan, 1889
512724 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:512724)
accepted
Genus
Encope stokesii L. Agassiz, 1841 accepted as Mellitella stokesii (L. Agassiz, 1841) (type by original designation)
Encope (Melitella) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Encope (Mellitella) Duncan, 1889 · unaccepted (accepted at genus rank)
- Species Mellitella stokesii (L. Agassiz, 1841)
- Species Mellitella stokesi accepted as Mellitella stokesii (L. Agassiz, 1841) (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Duncan, P. M. (1889). A Revision of the Genera and great Groups of the Echinoidea. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 23(141): 1-311., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31595445
page(s): 162 [details]
page(s): 162 [details]
Status The phylogenetic tree presented by Coppard & Lessios (2017) clearly demonstrates that Mellitella forms a clade distinct...
Status The phylogenetic tree presented by Coppard & Lessios (2017) clearly demonstrates that Mellitella forms a clade distinct from Encope, Mellita, and Lanthonia. [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Mellitella Duncan, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512724 on 2024-04-16
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original description
Duncan, P. M. (1889). A Revision of the Genera and great Groups of the Echinoidea. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology.</em> 23(141): 1-311., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31595445
page(s): 162 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]
page(s): 162 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis All the ambulacral lunules as open slits in the margin. Genital pores four in number. Peristome and apical system excentric posteriorly. [details]Status The phylogenetic tree presented by Coppard & Lessios (2017) clearly demonstrates that Mellitella forms a clade distinct from Encope, Mellita, and Lanthonia. [details]
