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WoRMS taxon details

Eupentacta Deichmann, 1938

AphiaID

528610 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:528610)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Cucumaria quinquesemita Selenka, 1867 accepted as Eupentacta quinquesemita (Selenka, 1867) (type by original designation)

Parent

Sclerodactylidae Panning, 1949

Direct children (5)

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Species Eupentacta exigua (Ludwig, 1875)
Species Eupentacta fraudatrix (D'yakonov & Baranova in D'yakonov, Baranova & Savel'eva, 1958)
Species Eupentacta pseudoquinquesemita Deichmann, 1938
Species Eupentacta quinquesemita (Selenka, 1867)
Species Eupentacta chronhjelmi (Théel, 1886) accepted as Eupentacta quinquesemita (Selenka, 1867)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Deichmann, E., 1938. New Holothurians from the Western Coast of North America and some remarks on the Genus Caudina. Proceedings New England Zoological Club. 16: 103-115. [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Eupentacta Deichmann, 1938. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528610 on 2026-10-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-10-05 08:54:14Z

created

Paulay, Gustav

2013-06-10 08:43:23Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

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Nomenclature

original description Deichmann, E., 1938. New Holothurians from the Western Coast of North America and some remarks on the Genus Caudina. Proceedings New England Zoological Club. 16: 103-115. [details]