WoRMS taxon details

Encope galapagensis A.H. Clark, 1946

545180  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:545180)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Fossil range Fossil E. galapagensis from the limestone of Isla Santa Cruz [California Academy of Sciences, Geology (CASG) 98241-2] and...  
Fossil range Fossil E. galapagensis from the limestone of Isla Santa Cruz [California Academy of Sciences, Geology (CASG) 98241-2] and Isla Baltra (CASG 98243) in the Galapagos Archipelago are morphologically identical to extant members of this species, and based on the stratigraphy of Hickman & Lipps (1985), date from 2.58-1.8 Ma in the Galesian Stage of the Pleistocene. (Coppard & Lessios, 2017) [details]

Status E. galapagenis was shown by Coppard & Lessios (2017) to represent a genetically distinct clade of Encope endemic to the...  
Status E. galapagenis was shown by Coppard & Lessios (2017) to represent a genetically distinct clade of Encope endemic to the Galapagos Archipelago. [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Encope galapagensis A.H. Clark, 1946. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=545180 on 2024-04-23
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2010-11-12 07:24:07Z
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2013-08-26 18:24:18Z
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2019-11-09 18:24:26Z
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basis of record Mortensen, T. (1948). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. IV, 2. Clypeasteroida. Clypeasteridæ, Arachnoidæ, Fibulariidæ, Laganidæ and Scutellidæ. 471 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 447-448 [details]   

status source Coppard, S.E. & Lessios, H.A. (2017). Phylogeography of the sand dollar genus Encope: implications regarding the Central American Isthmus and rates of molecular evolution. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 7(1): 11520., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11875-w [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
From editor or global species database
Fossil range Fossil E. galapagensis from the limestone of Isla Santa Cruz [California Academy of Sciences, Geology (CASG) 98241-2] and Isla Baltra (CASG 98243) in the Galapagos Archipelago are morphologically identical to extant members of this species, and based on the stratigraphy of Hickman & Lipps (1985), date from 2.58-1.8 Ma in the Galesian Stage of the Pleistocene. (Coppard & Lessios, 2017) [details]

Status E. galapagenis was shown by Coppard & Lessios (2017) to represent a genetically distinct clade of Encope endemic to the Galapagos Archipelago. [details]