WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Durham, J. W. (1950). E.W. Scripps Cruise to the Gulf of California, Part 2: Megascopic Paleontology and Marine Stratigraphy. <em>The Geological Society of America Memoir.</em> 43: i-viii, 1-216. page(s): 44; pl. 37: fig. 8, pl. 40: figs 5-6 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
Kier, P. M. & Lawson, M. H. 1978. Index of living and fossil echinoids 1924-1970. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 34, 1-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.34.1 page(s): 72 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Distribution California, U.S.A [details]
Fossil range Conflicting records regarding the existence of E. arcensis in the modern fauna. The original author (Durham, 1940) lists it as "Pleistocene, Recent", while Coppard & Lessios (2017) Claim that "this species was established for specimens from the lower Pliocene and has no living representatives." [details]
Type locality California, U.S.A [details]
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