WoRMS taxon details
Parasalenia poehlii Pfeffer, 1887
212439 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212439)
accepted
Species
Parasalenia poehli Pfeffer, 1887 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parasalenia pöhli Pfeffer, 1887 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parasalenia pohlii Pfeffer, 1887 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Parasalenia Pöhlii Pfeffer, 1887 · unaccepted (incorrect original spelling (ICZN...)
incorrect original spelling (ICZN 4th ed., Art. 32.5.2.)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Pfeffer, G. 1887. Ueber Parasalenia gratiosa A. Agassiz und Parasalenia Pöhlii nov. spec. Verhandlungen des Vereins für naturwissenschaftlich Unterhaltung zu Hamburg 6, 110-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27933860
page(s): 112-113 [details]
page(s): 112-113 [details]
Note Tahiti
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Type locality Tahiti [details]
Distribution Also distributed in Onotoa Atoll, Tuamotus, New Caledonia (Clark, 1954; Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine,...
Fossil range Pliocene (?) to recent
(The Pliocene record is based on a specimen identified as Parasalenia cf. poehlii by Jeannet (1955))
Distribution Also distributed in Onotoa Atoll, Tuamotus, New Caledonia (Clark, 1954; Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995) [details]
Fossil range Pliocene (?) to recent
(The Pliocene record is based on a specimen identified as Parasalenia cf. poehlii by Jeannet (1955))
Fossil range Pliocene (?) to recent
(The Pliocene record is based on a specimen identified as Parasalenia cf. poehlii by Jeannet (1955)) [details]
(The Pliocene record is based on a specimen identified as Parasalenia cf. poehlii by Jeannet (1955)) [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Parasalenia poehlii Pfeffer, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212439 on 2026-06-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Pfeffer, G. 1887. Ueber Parasalenia gratiosa A. Agassiz und Parasalenia Pöhlii nov. spec. Verhandlungen des Vereins für naturwissenschaftlich Unterhaltung zu Hamburg 6, 110-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27933860
page(s): 112-113 [details]
original description (of Parasalenia Pöhlii Pfeffer, 1887) Pfeffer, G. 1887. Ueber Parasalenia gratiosa A. Agassiz und Parasalenia Pöhlii nov. spec. Verhandlungen des Vereins für naturwissenschaftlich Unterhaltung zu Hamburg 6, 110-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27933860
page(s): 111-113 [details]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
page(s): 112-113 [details]
original description (of Parasalenia Pöhlii Pfeffer, 1887) Pfeffer, G. 1887. Ueber Parasalenia gratiosa A. Agassiz und Parasalenia Pöhlii nov. spec. Verhandlungen des Vereins für naturwissenschaftlich Unterhaltung zu Hamburg 6, 110-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27933860
page(s): 111-113 [details]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Distribution Also distributed in Onotoa Atoll, Tuamotus, New Caledonia (Clark, 1954; Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995) [details]Ecology benthic, inshore, continentl shelf, detritus feeder. General distribution: tropical, discontinuous (western Indian Ocean), (west Pacific Ocean), depth range 0-70 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Fossil range Pliocene (?) to recent
(The Pliocene record is based on a specimen identified as Parasalenia cf. poehlii by Jeannet (1955)) [details]
Original description Schale niedergedrückt, länglich, mit sehr grossem Abaktinalfeld von 1/3-Schalenlänge und sehr kleinem Analfeld von 1/4-Länge des Abaktinalfeldes, mit geringelten Stacheln von wenig mehr als halber Schalenlänge. [details]
Syntype Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (Austria) no. 10897 [details]
Type locality Tahiti [details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Parasalenia poehli Pfeffer, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Parasalenia pohlii Pfeffer, 1887)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (10 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Parasalenia poehli Pfeffer, 1887)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Parasalenia pohlii Pfeffer, 1887)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (10 records)
From editor or global species database
