WoRMS taxon details
Pericosmus porphyrocardius McNamara, 1984
513045 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513045)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McNamara, K. J. 1984. Living Australian species of the echinoid Pericosmus (Spatangoida: Pericosmidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 11, 87-100.
page(s): 89-95; figs. 1-3 [details]
page(s): 89-95; figs. 1-3 [details]
Note NNW Port Hedland, Northwestern Australia and...
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Pericosmus porphyrocardius McNamara, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513045 on 2025-11-20
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Nomenclature
original description
McNamara, K. J. 1984. Living Australian species of the echinoid Pericosmus (Spatangoida: Pericosmidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 11, 87-100.
page(s): 89-95; figs. 1-3 [details]
basis of record Kroh, A. 2010. Index of Living and Fossil Echinoids 1971-2008. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 112, 195-470., available online at http://verlag.nhm-wien.ac.at/pdfs/112A_195470_Kroh.pdf
page(s): 365 [details]
page(s): 89-95; figs. 1-3 [details]
basis of record Kroh, A. 2010. Index of Living and Fossil Echinoids 1971-2008. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 112, 195-470., available online at http://verlag.nhm-wien.ac.at/pdfs/112A_195470_Kroh.pdf
page(s): 365 [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type locality NNW Port Hedland, Northwestern Australia and ENE of Raine Island, Queensland, Australia [details]Type material HT: WAM 729.83; PT: WAM 730.83, 731.83, 732.83, 733.83, 734.83; AM J17014; BMNH 1983.3.4.1 [details]
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