WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Cidaris curvatispinis Bell, 1892) Bell, F. J. (1892). Description of a remarkable new Sea-urchin of the Genus Cidaris from Mauritius. <i>Trans Zool Soc</i>. XIII, p. 303-304, pl. XXXVIII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32665097 page(s): 303-304; pl. 38: fig. 1 [details]
basis of record
Mortensen, T. (1928b). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea, 551 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London. page(s): 323-325 [details]
additional source
Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
From other sources
Ecology Ecology: benthic, continental shelf, continental slope. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 40-355 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Also distributed in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype Holotype in Natural History Museum, London (England) 1890.7.21.1. Type locality: Mauritius (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
From editor or global species database
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