World Register of Deep-Sea species - Podocidaris scutata A. Agassiz, 1880

Deep-Sea name details

Podocidaris scutata A. Agassiz, 1880

AphiaID

820317 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:820317)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (transferred to Habrocidaris)

Accepted name

Habrocidaris scutata (A. Agassiz, 1880)

Rank

Species

Parent

Podocidaris A. Agassiz, 1869

Original name

Podocidaris scutata A. Agassiz, 1880

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

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): 72 [details]

Type data

Holotype MCZ 503

Holotype MCZ 503 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Podocidaris scutata A. Agassiz, 1880. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=820317 on 2026-10-05

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Podocidaris scutata A. Agassiz, 1880. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=820317 on 2026-10-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-10-29 13:16:55Z

created

Kroh, Andreas

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Specimens (1)

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): 72 [details]

basis of record Mortensen, T. (1935). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. II. Bothriocidaroida, Melonechinoida, Lepidocentroida, and Stirodonta, 647 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 550 [details]

Holotype MCZ 503 [details]