WoRMS taxon details
Maretia cordata Mortensen, 1948
513381 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513381)
accepted
Species
Maretia cordiformis · unaccepted > nomen nudum (lapsus calamni)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mortensen, T. (1948a). Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Report on the Echinoidea collected by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" during the Philippine Expedition, 1907-1910. Part 3: The Echinoneidae, Echinolampidae, Clypeastridae, Arachnidae, Laganidae, Fibulariidae, Urechinidae, Echinocorythidae, Palaeostomatidae, Micrasteridae, Palaepneustidae, Hemiasteridae, and Spatangidae. <em>Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin Bulletin.</em> 100, 93-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12656161
page(s): 132-133 [details]
page(s): 132-133 [details]
Holotype USNM E7158, geounit Philippine Exclusive...
Holotype USNM E7158, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Distribution Philippine Islands
Distribution Philippine Islands [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Maretia cordata Mortensen, 1948. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513381 on 2025-08-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Mortensen, T. (1948a). Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Report on the Echinoidea collected by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" during the Philippine Expedition, 1907-1910. Part 3: The Echinoneidae, Echinolampidae, Clypeastridae, Arachnidae, Laganidae, Fibulariidae, Urechinidae, Echinocorythidae, Palaeostomatidae, Micrasteridae, Palaepneustidae, Hemiasteridae, and Spatangidae. <em>Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin Bulletin.</em> 100, 93-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12656161
page(s): 132-133 [details]
basis of record Kier, P. M. & Lawson, M. H. 1978. Index of living and fossil echinoids 1924-1970. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 34, 1-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.34.1
page(s): 121 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 41-45 [details]
page(s): 132-133 [details]
basis of record Kier, P. M. & Lawson, M. H. 1978. Index of living and fossil echinoids 1924-1970. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 34, 1-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.34.1
page(s): 121 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 41-45 [details]





Holotype USNM E7158, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM E9197, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM E9307, geounit Mindanao Sea [details]
Paratype USNM E9461, geounit China Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Philippine Islands [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Maretia cordata USNM E0007158 - dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Maretia cordata USNM E0007158 - lateral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (4 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 7158)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Maretia cordata USNM E0007158 - dorsal)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Maretia cordata USNM E0007158 - lateral)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (4 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 7158)