WoRMS taxon details
NomenclatureOtheradditional source
Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 2. Camarodonta. I. Orthopsidæ, Glyphocyphidæ, Temnopleuridæ and Toxopneustidæ. vii+553 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen. page(s): 401-408 [details]
Holotype MCZ 1209, geounit Gulf of Suez [details]
Paratype MCZ 1210, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Description Also distributed in north Australia (Clark & Rowe (1971) and Rowe & Gates (1995)).
Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: temperate, tropical, discontinuous (Red sea), depth range 0-10 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype Holotype in Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No. 1209 (largest specimen), paratypes in Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 1209 (smallest specimen), Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 1210. Type locality: Suez (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
From editor or global species database
| |