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Hemicentrotus Mortensen, 1942

Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus (apical system)

AphiaID

512565 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:512565)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Psammechinus pulcherrimus A. Agassiz, 1864 accepted as Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1864) (type by original designation)

Parent

Strongylocentrotidae Gregory, 1900

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Species Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz, 1864)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Mortensen, T. (1942). New Echinoidea (Camarodonta). Preliminary notice. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 106: 225-232.
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Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Hemicentrotus Mortensen, 1942. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512565 on 2025-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-06 12:01:53Z

created

Kroh, Andreas

2010-09-06 12:28:48Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

2017-06-19 06:19:32Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Mortensen, T. (1942). New Echinoidea (Camarodonta). Preliminary notice. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i København.</em> 106: 225-232.
page(s): 231 [details] Available for editors

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