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Mellita longifissa (oral)
Mellita longifissa (oral)
Description Oral side: The spines are well differentiated. The food grooves closely surround the lunules.
Length with spines 51 mm, width 59 mm; San Salvador. Author Schultz, Heinke JPG file - 223.94 kB - 945 x 844 pixels added on 2005-02-23368 viewsEchinoidea taxaDigital photo, entire species Mellita longifissa Michelin, 1858 accepted as Lanthonia longifissa (Michelin, 1858)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... © 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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