Deep-Sea taxon details
Plexechinus spectabilis Mortensen, 1948
513477 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513477)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mortensen, T. (1948a). Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Report on the Echinoidea collected by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" during the Philippine Expedition, 1907-1910. Part 3: The Echinoneidae, Echinolampidae, Clypeastridae, Arachnidae, Laganidae, Fibulariidae, Urechinidae, Echinocorythidae, Palaeostomatidae, Micrasteridae, Palaepneustidae, Hemiasteridae, and Spatangidae. <em>Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin Bulletin.</em> 100, 93-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12656161
page(s): 110-111 [details]
page(s): 110-111 [details]
Holotype USNM E7161, verbatimGeounit Albatross Sta....
Holotype USNM E7161, verbatimGeounit Albatross Sta. 5359,... [details]
Distribution Philippine Islands
Distribution Philippine Islands [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Plexechinus spectabilis Mortensen, 1948. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513477 on 2025-06-06
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Plexechinus spectabilis Mortensen, 1948. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513477 on 2025-06-06
original description
Mortensen, T. (1948a). Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Report on the Echinoidea collected by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" during the Philippine Expedition, 1907-1910. Part 3: The Echinoneidae, Echinolampidae, Clypeastridae, Arachnidae, Laganidae, Fibulariidae, Urechinidae, Echinocorythidae, Palaeostomatidae, Micrasteridae, Palaepneustidae, Hemiasteridae, and Spatangidae. <em>Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin Bulletin.</em> 100, 93-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12656161
page(s): 110-111 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.34.1
page(s): 94 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1950). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 1. Spatangoida I. Protosternata, Meridosternata, Amphisternata I. Palæopneustidæ, Palæostomatidæ, Aëropsidæ, Toxasteridæ, Micrasteridæ, Hemiasteridæ, 432 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 121-124 [details]
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
page(s): 110-111 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.34.1
page(s): 94 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1950). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 1. Spatangoida I. Protosternata, Meridosternata, Amphisternata I. Palæopneustidæ, Palæostomatidæ, Aëropsidæ, Toxasteridæ, Micrasteridæ, Hemiasteridæ, 432 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 121-124 [details]
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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM E7161, verbatimGeounit Albatross Sta. 5359,... [details]
Paratype USNM E7161, verbatimGeounit Albatross Sta. 5359,... [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Philippine Islands [details]
