source of synonymy
Sloan, N. A.; Clark, A. M.; Taylor, J. D. (1979). The Echinoderms of Aldabra and their habitats. <em>Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist.</em> 37 (2): 81- 128. [details]
source of synonymy
Mortensen, T. (1931). Echinodermata. <em>Faune des colonies francaises.</em> 4: 590-596. [details]
source of synonymy
Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]
From editor or global species database
Status Clark (1946) and Hoggett & Rowe (1986) synonymize Plococidaris with Prionocidaris despite the very different spine morphology. [details]