World Echinoidea Database

WoRMS name details

Melobosis

AphiaID

179704 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:179704)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (misspelling of Melebosis; non Melobisis Rafinisque, 1815)

Accepted name

Melebosis Girard, 1851 accepted as Salmacis L. Agassiz, 1841

Rank

Genus

Parent

Temnopleuridae A. Agassiz, 1872

Direct children (1)

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Species Melobosis rarispinus (L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) accepted as Melebosis rarispinus (L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) accepted as Salmacis bicolor rarispina L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846 (misspelling)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Melobosis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=179704 on 2025-05-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-08-24 08:04:51Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-09-06 12:28:48Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

2011-05-30 07:28:58Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

Licensing

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Sources (2)
Links (1)

Nomenclature

basis of record Agassiz, A. (1863). List of the echinoderms sent to different institutions in exchange for other specimens, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 1: 17-28. [details]

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

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