Tripneustes gratilla elatensis Dafni, 1983 
AphiaID: 513682

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Euechinoidea (Subclass) > Carinacea (Infraclass) > Echinacea (Superorder) > Camarodonta (Order) > Echinidea (Infraorder) > Odontophora (Superfamily) > Toxopneustidae (Family) > Tripneustes (Genus) > Tripneustes gratilla (Species)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Subspecies
Parent		Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source		original description: Dafni, J. 1983. A new subspecies of Tripneustes gratilla from the northern Red Sea (Echinodermata: Echinoidea: Toxopneustidae). Israel Journal of Zoology 32, 1-12. page(s): 2-11 [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution
Link		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
Attribute		Functional group: benthos (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: adult Functional group: plankton (inherited from Echinodermata)   » Stage: larva
Notes		Type locality: off Wadi Tweibe, NW Gulf of Elat [details] Type material: HT: HUJ EC 1; PT: HUJ EC 2-7, BMNH 1981.11.30.13 [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513682
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2010-09-07 08:59:28Z   created   Kroh, Andreas
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		Citation: Kroh, A. (2013). Tripneustes gratilla elatensis Dafni, 1983. In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database. Accessed through: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2013) World Echinoidea Database at http://www.marinespecies.org/Echinoidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513682 on 2013-05-19