WoRMS taxon details
Pygmaeocidaris prionigera (A. Agassiz, 1879)
513508 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513508)
accepted
Species
Podocidaris prionigera A. Agassiz, 1879 · unaccepted (transferred to Pygmaeocidaris)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Podocidaris prionigera A. Agassiz, 1879) Agassiz, A. (1879). Preliminary report on the Echini of the Exploring Expedition of H.M.S "Challenger". Sir C. Wyville Thomson Chief of Civilian Staff. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> new series 6, 190-212., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8714483
page(s): 199 [details]
page(s): 199 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Pygmaeocidaris prionigera (A. Agassiz, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513508 on 2026-02-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Podocidaris prionigera A. Agassiz, 1879) Agassiz, A. (1879). Preliminary report on the Echini of the Exploring Expedition of H.M.S "Challenger". Sir C. Wyville Thomson Chief of Civilian Staff. <em>Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> new series 6, 190-212., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8714483
page(s): 199 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1935). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. II. Bothriocidaroida, Melonechinoida, Lepidocentroida, and Stirodonta, 647 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 553 [details]
page(s): 199 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1935). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. II. Bothriocidaroida, Melonechinoida, Lepidocentroida, and Stirodonta, 647 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 553 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pygmaeocidaris prionigera)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Podocidaris prionigera A. Agassiz, 1879)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins) (from synonym Podocidaris prionigera A. Agassiz, 1879)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record)
From editor or global species database
