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Ellipsechinus lukunter (Linnaeus, 1758)

214458  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214458)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Echinozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Echinoidea (Class)
  6. Euechinoidea (Subclass)
  7. Carinacea (Infraclass)
  8. Echinacea (Subterclass)
  9. Camarodonta (Order)
  10. Echinidea (Infraorder)
  11. Odontophora (Superfamily)
  12. Echinometridae (Family)
  13. Ellipsechinus (Genus)
  14. Ellipsechinus lukunter (Species)
 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Distribution Incorrectly repored from Eastern Africa by Bell (1884), Ludwig (1899), and Lambert (1921: p. 39) - these records are likely...  
Distribution Incorrectly repored from Eastern Africa by Bell (1884), Ludwig (1899), and Lambert (1921: p. 39) - these records are likely based on a misidentifications of E. mathaei or E. oblonga; E. lucunter is restricted to the Caribbean & Atlantic [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Ellipsechinus lukunter (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214458 on 2025-04-30
Date
action
by
2000-09-05 07:12:54Z
created
Garcia, Maria
2005-06-22 17:01:53Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2011-05-30 07:28:58Z
changed
Kroh, Andreas

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Nomenclature

basis of record Lambert, J. 1921. Échinides vivants et fossiles recueillis à Madagascar par M. Raymond Decary. Mémoires de la Société Académique d'Agriculture des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres du Département de l'Aube, Troisième Série, 58-59 (1921-1922)/(Vols. 85-86 of the whole series), 13-55.
page(s): 39 [details] 

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Clark, A. M.; Taylor, J. D. (1971). Echinoderms from Diego Garcia. Atoll Research Bulletin. 149: 89-92. [details] 

source of synonymy Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Authority Sometimes incorrectly attributed to Leske, 1778 (e.g. Lambert, 1921: p. 39) [details]

Distribution Incorrectly repored from Eastern Africa by Bell (1884), Ludwig (1899), and Lambert (1921: p. 39) - these records are likely based on a misidentifications of E. mathaei or E. oblonga; E. lucunter is restricted to the Caribbean & Atlantic [details]
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