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Schizaster orbignyanus A. Agassiz, 1880

422521 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:422521)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, Alexander. (1880). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea in 1878-79, and along the Atlantic Coast of the United States during summer of 1880, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake". IX. Preliminary report on the Echini. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 8(2): 69-84., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30184990
page(s): 84 [details] 
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2026). World Echinoidea Database. Schizaster orbignyanus A. Agassiz, 1880. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422521 on 2026-07-17
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Schizaster orbignyanus A. Agassiz, 1880. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422521 on 2026-07-17
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2009-10-06 12:38:14Z
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original description Agassiz, Alexander. (1880). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Caribbean Sea in 1878-79, and along the Atlantic Coast of the United States during summer of 1880, by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake". IX. Preliminary report on the Echini. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 8(2): 69-84., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30184990
page(s): 84 [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] 

basis of record Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details] 

additional source Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 306-308 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype MCZ 2956, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype MCZ 2957, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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