WoRMS taxon details
Clypeaster speciosus Verrill, 1870
513197 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513197)
accepted
Species
Clypeaster (Stolonoclypus) speciosus Verrill, 1870 · unaccepted (subgeneric subdivision of...)
subgeneric subdivision of Clypeaster not accepted by scientific community
Paratinanthus speciosus (Verrill, 1870) · unaccepted (transferred to Clypeaster)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. 1870. Descriptions of echinoderms and corals from the Gulf of California. American Journal of Science 49: 93-100., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36445101
page(s): 95-96 [details]
page(s): 95-96 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Clypeaster speciosus Verrill, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513197 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Verrill, A.E. 1870. Descriptions of echinoderms and corals from the Gulf of California. American Journal of Science 49: 93-100., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36445101
page(s): 95-96 [details]
page(s): 95-96 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Mortensen, T. (1948). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. IV, 2. Clypeasteroida. Clypeasteridæ, Arachnoidæ, Fibulariidæ, Laganidæ and Scutellidæ. 471 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 103-105 [details]
page(s): 103-105 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype MCZ 2203, geounit Gulf of California [details]
