Heterocentrotus mamillatus

Heterocentrotus mamillatus in Reunion island.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Odontophora
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Echinoidea Subclassis: Euechinoidea Superordo: Echinacea Ordo: Camarodonta Infraordo: Echinidea Superfamilia: Odontophora

Familia: Echinometridae
Genus: Heterocentrotus
Species: Heterocentrotus mamillatus

Name

• Heterocentrotus mamillatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Authority for current placement: original
  • Current status: valid species
  • Gender: unchangeable
  • Original combination(s)/spelling(s): Heterocentrotus mamillatus
  • Original genus: Heterocentrotus
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description:
    • Repository:
  • Type locality:Indian ocean

References

• Arachchige, G.M., Jayakody, S., Mooi, R. & Kroh, A. 2019. An annotated species list of regular echinoids from Sri Lanka with notes on some rarely seen temnopleurids. Zootaxa 4571(1): 35–57. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.1.3 pdf Reference page.  [as Heterocentrotus mamillatus p. 41–42]
• Loriol, P. de 1883. Catalogue raisonné des échinodermes recueillis par M. V. de Robillard à l'île Maurice. I. Échinides. Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève. 28(8): 1–64. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Griffelseeigel
English: Slate pencil urchin
français: Oursin-crayon
Nederlands: Griffelzee-egel

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