WoRMS taxon details
Aporocidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902)
160783 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160783)
accepted
Species
Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (according to Saucède et al....)
according to Saucède et al. (2024: 417) A. eltaniana is a junior synonym of A. incerta
Dorocidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902) · unaccepted (transferred to Aporocidaris)
Miracidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902) · unaccepted (genus name invalid)
Porocidaris incerta Koehler, 1901 · unaccepted
Stereocidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902) · unaccepted (transferred to Aporocidaris)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Porocidaris incerta Koehler, 1901) Koehler, R. (1901). Zoologie - Échinides et Ophiures. Résultats du Voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899 sous le commandement de A. de Gerlache de Gomery. 1-42., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=33127
page(s): 7-8; pl. 1: fig. 2, pl. 3: fig. 16 [details]
page(s): 7-8; pl. 1: fig. 2, pl. 3: fig. 16 [details]
Note Paralectotypes: RBINS 633-1, RBINS 633-2...
Type material Paralectotypes: RBINS 633-1, RBINS 633-2 (redescription by Saucède et al. 2024)
RBINS = Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium [details]
RBINS = Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Aporocidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160783 on 2026-02-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000) Mooi, R., David, B., Fell, J. F. & Chone, T. 2000. Three new species of bathyal cidaroids (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) from the Antarctic region. Proceedings of the Biological Society Washington 113, 224-237.
page(s): 227-230; fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Porocidaris incerta Koehler, 1901) Koehler, R. (1901). Zoologie - Échinides et Ophiures. Résultats du Voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899 sous le commandement de A. de Gerlache de Gomery. 1-42., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=33127
page(s): 7-8; pl. 1: fig. 2, pl. 3: fig. 16 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1928b). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea, 551 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 118-120 [details]
page(s): 227-230; fig. 2 [details]
original description (of Porocidaris incerta Koehler, 1901) Koehler, R. (1901). Zoologie - Échinides et Ophiures. Résultats du Voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899 sous le commandement de A. de Gerlache de Gomery. 1-42., available online at http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=33127
page(s): 7-8; pl. 1: fig. 2, pl. 3: fig. 16 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1928b). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea, 551 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 118-120 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Saucède, T., Jossart, Q., Vandermeeren, J., Delleuze, M., Danis, B. & Moreau, C. (2024). The enigmatic echinoid Aporocidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902): new data suggest an unknown species and highlight new phylogenetic insights within Ctenocidaridae (Echinodermata: Echinoidea). <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 65: 411-418., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.9B67A8F7 [details] Available for editors 
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Type material Paralectotypes: RBINS 633-1, RBINS 633-2 (redescription by Saucède et al. 2024)RBINS = Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Porocidaris incerta Koehler, 1901)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aporocidaris eltaniana USNM E48122 - dorsal) (from synonym Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aporocidaris eltaniana USNM E48122 - lateral) (from synonym Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Miracidaris incerta (1) 1113034) (from synonym Miracidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Miracidaris incerta (2) 1113034) (from synonym Miracidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Miracidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (5 records) (from synonym Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 48122) (from synonym Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Porocidaris incerta Koehler, 1901)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aporocidaris eltaniana USNM E48122 - dorsal) (from synonym Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aporocidaris eltaniana USNM E48122 - lateral) (from synonym Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Miracidaris incerta (1) 1113034) (from synonym Miracidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Miracidaris incerta (2) 1113034) (from synonym Miracidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records) (from synonym Miracidaris incerta (Koehler, 1902))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (5 records) (from synonym Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 48122) (from synonym Aporocidaris eltaniana Mooi, David, Fell & Choné, 2000)
