Marine Species Traits - Calymnidae Mortensen, 1907

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Calymnidae Mortensen, 1907

AphiaID

123166 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123166)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Urechinina

Direct children (4)

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Genus Calymne Thomson, 1877
Genus Chelonechinus Bather, 1934 †
Genus Pseudoffaster Lambert in Lambert & Thiéry, 1924 †
Genus Sternopatagus de Meijere, 1903

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Mortensen, T. (1907). The Danish Ingolf-Expedition 1895-1896. Vol. 4, No. 2. Echinoidea. pt. 2. Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, 200 pp., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/danishingolfexpe42danirich#page/n7/mode/2up
page(s): 86; note: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12100967 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). World Echinoidea Database. Calymnidae Mortensen, 1907. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123166 on 2026-10-14

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Calymnidae Mortensen, 1907. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123166 on 2026-10-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Hansson, Hans

2010-08-31 07:25:31Z

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Kroh, Andreas

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original description Mortensen, T. (1907). The Danish Ingolf-Expedition 1895-1896. Vol. 4, No. 2. Echinoidea. pt. 2. Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, 200 pp., available online at http://www.archive.org/stream/danishingolfexpe42danirich#page/n7/mode/2up
page(s): 86; note: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12100967 [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Kroh, A. & Smith, A.B. (2010): The phylogeny and classification of post-Palaeozoic echinoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 8/2: 147-212., available online at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1477-2019&volume=8&issue=2&spage=147
page(s): 173 [details]

identification resource Smith, A.B. 2013. Key to genera of Calymnidae. In: Smith, A.B. & Kroh, A. (editors) The Echinoid Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication., available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/taxa/key.jsp?id=305 [details]

Definitions

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