World Echinoidea Database - Echinocyamus polyporus Mortensen, 1921

WoRMS name details

Echinocyamus polyporus Mortensen, 1921

AphiaID

414230 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:414230)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (transferred to Mortonia)

Accepted name

Mortonia polyporus (Mortensen, 1921)

Rank

Species

Parent

Echinocyamus van Phelsum, 1774

Original name

Echinocyamus polyporus Mortensen, 1921

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Echinocyamus polyporus Mortensen, 1921. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=414230 on 2025-07-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-09-16 08:36:41Z

created

db_admin

2011-04-12 11:49:39Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

2013-08-26 18:24:18Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

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): 200-201 [details]

Other

additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Paratype MCZ 5016, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)