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WoRMS taxon detailsMellita isometra Harold & Telford, 1990
 513043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513043)
accepted
Species
Encope nummularia (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Mellita nummularia L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a · unaccepted (possible senior synonym, but...)
possible senior synonym, but types lost & type locality not recorded
marine,
recent only
Harold, A. S. & Telford, M. 1990. Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Mellita (Echinoidea: Clypeasteroida). Journal of Natural History 24, 987-1026., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939000770621
page(s): 1002-1005; figs. 11-13 [details]
Type locality contained in Southeastern United States
type locality contained in Southeastern United States [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Mellita isometra Harold & Telford, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513043 on 2025-04-26
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
Harold, A. S. & Telford, M. 1990. Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Mellita (Echinoidea: Clypeasteroida). Journal of Natural History 24, 987-1026., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939000770621
page(s): 1002-1005; figs. 11-13 [details] original description (of Mellita nummularia L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a) Agassiz, L. & Desor, P. J. E. 1847a. Catalogue raisonné des espèces, des genres, et des familles d'échinides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Troisième Série, Zoologie 7, 129-168., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13406197 page(s): 139 [details] basis of record Kroh, A. 2010. Index of Living and Fossil Echinoids 1971-2008. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 112, 195-470., available online at http://verlag.nhm-wien.ac.at/pdfs/112A_195470_Kroh.pdf page(s): 302 [details]  Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality East coast of North America, from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Fort Lauderdale, Florida [details]Type material HT: USNM E27948; PT: LACM 84-236.1, 84-236.2; MCZ 12050, 12051; USNM E37949 - E37953; ZMUC EE220-2, EE220-3 [details]
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mellita isometra) To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 21 proteins) To NMNH Extant Collection (Mellita isometra USNM E37948 - dorsal) To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (99 records) To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 37948) |
