Echinoidea name details
original description
Fell, H. B. 1963. The Spatangids of New Zealand. Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellingston 32, 1-8. page(s): 3-5 [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 http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/paleobiology/pdf_lo/sctp-0034.pdf page(s): 120 [details] Available for editors
status source
Baker, A. N. & Rowe, F. W. E. 1990. Atelostomatid sea urchins from Australian and New Zealand waters (Echinoidea: Cassiduloida, Holasteroida, Spatangoida, Neoplampadoida). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4, 281-316. page(s): 299-302 [details] Available for editors
From editor or global species database
Distribution New Zealand [details]
Status H. B. Fell (1963) described two species [Spatangus thor and Spatangus beryl] from Foveaux Strait, between the south coast of the South Island and Stewart Island, New Zealand. […] We are unable to determine any character, or set of characters, in these larger specimens which support the justification of retaining either of Fell's (1963) species. [details]
Type locality New Zealand [details]
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