WoRMS name details
Anapesus Holmes, 1860
526581 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:526581)
unaccepted (Objective junior synonym of Agarites; Subjective junior synonym of Arbacia)
Genus
- Species Anapesus blainvillei (Des Moulins, 1837) accepted as Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Anapesus carolinus Holmes, 1860 accepted as Arbacia punctulata (Lamarck, 1816) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Anapesus semituberculatus (Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846) accepted as Lytechinus semituberculatus (Valenciennes in L. Agassiz, 1846) (transferred to Lytechinus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Holmes, F. S. (1858-1860). Post-Pleiocene fossils of South-Carolina. Russell & Jones, Charleston, SC, xii + v + 122 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12524898 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Anapesus Holmes, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=526581 on 2026-05-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Holmes, F. S. (1858-1860). Post-Pleiocene fossils of South-Carolina. Russell & Jones, Charleston, SC, xii + v + 122 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12524898 [details]
