World Echinoidea Database - Melebosis mirabilis Girard, 1851

WoRMS taxon details

Melebosis mirabilis Girard, 1851

AphiaID

1034143 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1034143)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

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

Original name

Melebosis mirabilis Girard, 1851

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Girard, C.F. (1850). Observations upon Planarian Worms, with descriptions of several new species of Echinoderms. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1848-1851.</em> 3: 363–368. Erratum on p. 396., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870665
page(s): 365-366 [details]

Type data

Note East India, ST: Cabinet of the Boston Society...

Type locality East India [details]

Type material ST: Cabinet of the Boston Society of Natural History [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Melebosis mirabilis Girard, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1034143 on 2025-07-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-09-07 12:19:05Z

created

Kroh, Andreas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Girard, C.F. (1850). Observations upon Planarian Worms, with descriptions of several new species of Echinoderms. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1848-1851.</em> 3: 363–368. Erratum on p. 396., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870665
page(s): 365-366 [details]

From editor or global species database

Type locality East India [details]

Type material ST: Cabinet of the Boston Society of Natural History [details]