WoRMS name details

Stereocidaris alcocki var. teretispina (Döderlein, 1906)

763026  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:763026)

 unaccepted (Infrasubspecific taxon that is to be treated as a subspecies according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 45.6.4)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Status The var. teretispina Döderl. appears to differ from the typical Alcocki (tricarinata) only in its primary spines entirely...  
Status The var. teretispina Döderl. appears to differ from the typical Alcocki (tricarinata) only in its primary spines entirely lacking the wing-like crests. The only specimen known is, however, monstrous on account of its being infested with parasitic Gastropods. [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Stereocidaris alcocki var. teretispina (Döderlein, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=763026 on 2024-03-19
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basis of record Rowe, F. W. E. & Hoggett, A. K. 1986. The cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 108 (1985), 225-261.
page(s): 239 [details]   

additional source Mortensen, T. (1928b). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea, 551 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 267 [details]   
From editor or global species database
Status The var. teretispina Döderl. appears to differ from the typical Alcocki (tricarinata) only in its primary spines entirely lacking the wing-like crests. The only specimen known is, however, monstrous on account of its being infested with parasitic Gastropods. [details]