WoRMS taxon details
Plexechinus aoteanus (McKnight, 1974)
558432 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:558432)
accepted
Species
Urechinus aoteanus McKnight, 1974 · unaccepted (tranferred to Plexechinus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Urechinus aoteanus McKnight, 1974) McKnight, D. G. 1974. Some echinoids new to New Zealand waters. New Zealand Oceanographic Institution Records 2, 25-44.
page(s): 35-37; figs. 5a-b [details]
page(s): 35-37; figs. 5a-b [details]
Holotype (of Urechinus aoteanus McKnight, 1974) NIWA 790
, Type locality contained in Tasman Sea
Holotype (of Urechinus aoteanus McKnight, 1974) NIWA 790 [details]
type locality contained in Tasman Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Plexechinus aoteanus (McKnight, 1974). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=558432 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Urechinus aoteanus McKnight, 1974) McKnight, D. G. 1974. Some echinoids new to New Zealand waters. New Zealand Oceanographic Institution Records 2, 25-44.
page(s): 35-37; figs. 5a-b [details]
page(s): 35-37; figs. 5a-b [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Mooi, R. & David, B. 1996. Phylogenetic analysis of extreme morphologies: deep-sea holasteroid echinoids. Journal of Natural History 30, 913-953., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939600770501
page(s): 947 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 947 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Urechinus aoteanus McKnight, 1974) NIWA 790 [details]
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