WoRMS taxon details
Fibularia ovulum Lamarck, 1816
214477 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214477)
accepted
Species
Echinocyamus craniolaris (van Phelsum, 1774) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Echinocyamus ovulum (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
Fibularia craniolaris van Phelsum, 1774 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
- Subspecies Fibularia ovulum ovulum Lamarck, 1816
- Subspecies Fibularia ovulum trigona Lamarck, 1816
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>, Tome troisième, 586 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47702
page(s): 17 [details]
page(s): 17 [details]
Description Also distributed in Marshall Islands (Clark, 1954); Maldive area, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippines, China, south...
Description Also distributed in Marshall Islands (Clark, 1954); Maldive area, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippines, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, continental slope, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-385 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, continental slope, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-385 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Fibularia ovulum Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214477 on 2026-09-01
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2000-09-25 07:20:28Z
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Garcia, Maria
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Nomenclature
original description
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>, Tome troisième, 586 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47702
page(s): 17 [details]
original description (of Fibularia craniolaris van Phelsum, 1774) van Phelsum. (1774). Brief aan den wel-eerwaardigen en zeer geleerden heere Cornelius Nozeman ... over de gewelv-slekken of zee-egelen : waar achter gevoegd zyn twee beschryvingen, de eene van zekere soort van zee-wier, de andere van maaden, in eene vuile verzweeringe gevonden. 145 pp., 5 pls, Rotterdam: R. Arrenberg., available online at https://histbest.ub.uni-leipzig.de/receive/UBLHistBestCBU_cbu_00001905
note: not seen [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
page(s): 17 [details]
original description (of Fibularia craniolaris van Phelsum, 1774) van Phelsum. (1774). Brief aan den wel-eerwaardigen en zeer geleerden heere Cornelius Nozeman ... over de gewelv-slekken of zee-egelen : waar achter gevoegd zyn twee beschryvingen, de eene van zekere soort van zee-wier, de andere van maaden, in eene vuile verzweeringe gevonden. 145 pp., 5 pls, Rotterdam: R. Arrenberg., available online at https://histbest.ub.uni-leipzig.de/receive/UBLHistBestCBU_cbu_00001905
note: not seen [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
[request]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1948). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. IV, 2. Clypeasteroida. Clypeasteridæ, Arachnoidæ, Fibulariidæ, Laganidæ and Scutellidæ. 471 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 208-210 [details]
[request]additional source Mortensen, T. (1948). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. IV, 2. Clypeasteroida. Clypeasteridæ, Arachnoidæ, Fibulariidæ, Laganidæ and Scutellidæ. 471 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 208-210 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Also distributed in Marshall Islands (Clark, 1954); Maldive area, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, Philippines, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, continental slope, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-385 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Remark In Subgenus (Fibularia) Lamarck, 1816 (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Authority spelled as 'Linné' in Clark (1954).
Neotype Natural History Museum, London (England) 1902.3.13.44 (original material lost). Subsequent designation in (Clark & Rowe, 1971). Type locality: North Male, Maldive Islands (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Type locality: 'la mer de Norvege' (Clark & Rowe, 1971). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マルマメウニ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Fibularia craniolaris van Phelsum, 1774)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (48 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Fibularia craniolaris van Phelsum, 1774)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (45 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (48 records)
From editor or global species database
