WoRMS name details
original description
Koehler, R. (1908). Astéries, Ophiures et Échinides de l'Expédition Antarctique Nationale Écossaise. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 46 (22): 529-649., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41730383 page(s): 618-621; pl. 16: figs 145-158 [details]
basis of record
Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen. page(s): 260-261 [details]
From editor or global species database
Status Mortensen (1951: p. 261) favoured the name Abatus elongatus over A. koehleri, arguing that Thiéry's replacement name for the junior homonym Hemiaster elongatus Koehler (preoccupied by another echinoid, the fossil Hemiaster elongatus of Duncan & Sladen) was unnecessary since this form is not a Hemiaster anyway. According to the Code, however, "the junior name [of a primary homonym] is permanently invalid" (ICZN 1999 Art. 57.2). The correct name to be used is thus Thiéry's replacement name. [details]
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