WoRMS name details
Porocidaris elegans A. Agassiz, 1879
569505 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:569505)
unaccepted (transferred to Histocidaris)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 198 [details]
page(s): 198 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Porocidaris elegans A. Agassiz, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=569505 on 2026-06-10
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 198 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1928b). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea, 551 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 72-77 [details]
page(s): 198 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1928b). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea, 551 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 72-77 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
