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WoRMS taxon detailsKassandrina Souto & Martins, 2018
 1293234 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1293234)
accepted
Genus
Procassidulus malayanus Mortensen, 1948 accepted as Kassandrina malayana (Mortensen, 1948) (type by original designation)
marine,
recent only
feminine
Souto, C. & Martins, L. (2018). Synchrotron micro-CT scanning leads to the discovery of a new genus of morphologically conserved echinoid (Echinodermata: Cassiduloida). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4457(1): 70., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4457.1.3
page(s): 83-90; Figs. 7-10 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Etymology Named after Cassandra of Troy, depicted in the myth of Hecuba and Priam’s family as the odd sibling. Kassandrina malayana...
Etymology Named after Cassandra of Troy, depicted in the myth of Hecuba and Priam’s family as the odd sibling. Kassandrina malayana comb. nov. is an odd Cassidulus. Spelled with an initial “K” so that the type species abbreviation can be distinguished from the old combination. [details] Taxonomic remark Included in the new family Eurhodiidae by Souto et al. (2019: p. 651-652).
Taxonomic remark Included in the new family Eurhodiidae by Souto et al. (2019: p. 651-652). [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Kassandrina Souto & Martins, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1293234 on 2025-05-23
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Souto, C. & Martins, L. (2018). Synchrotron micro-CT scanning leads to the discovery of a new genus of morphologically conserved echinoid (Echinodermata: Cassiduloida). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4457(1): 70., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4457.1.3
page(s): 83-90; Figs. 7-10 [details] Available for editors [request]From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Apical disc monobasal with 4 gonopores. Petals with equal columns of respiratory podia. Ambulacral plates beyond petals with pores running along the middle. Interambulacrum 5 with 11–12 plates between basicoronal 5 and aboral edge of periproct. Naked zone along oral midline developed and pitted. Phyllodes short and with few occluded plates. Peristome transverse and pentagonal. Bourrelets bulged outwards because of internal depression on the basicoronal plates. Periproct aboral, longitudinal, and narrow. [details]Etymology Named after Cassandra of Troy, depicted in the myth of Hecuba and Priam’s family as the odd sibling. Kassandrina malayana comb. nov. is an odd Cassidulus. Spelled with an initial “K” so that the type species abbreviation can be distinguished from the old combination. [details] Grammatical gender Feminine [details] Taxonomic remark Included in the new family Eurhodiidae by Souto et al. (2019: p. 651-652). [details] From editor or global species database
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