WoRMS name details
original description
Clark, H. L. (1938). Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoöology at Harvard College.</em> 55: 1-597, 28 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4374780 page(s): 404 [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): 46 [details] Available for editors [request]
status source
Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen. page(s): 349 [details]
Holotype MCZ 7185, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MCZ 7186, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Southwest Australia [details]
Status The var. parvispina is described by Clark as characterized by the primary spines being nearly or quite wanting; if they are present they are very small. The secondary spines on the other hand are extremely numerous. I cannot help suggesting that this variety is based simply on specimens which, for some reason or other (attack by fishes?), have lost their spines and are about to regenerate them. I have a specimen from Port Jackson which is exactly in such condition (Pl. XXXVIII, Fig. 5) and might thus far be identified as "var. parvispina"; but there is not the slightest doubt that this specimen has lost most of its primary spines and is about to regenerate them. [details]
Taxonomic remark Originally proposed as an infrasubspecific taxon (variety), but is to be treated as a subspecies according to the Code (ICZN 1999 Art. 45.6.4.). [details]
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