Mellita quinquiesperforata (oral)
Description Oral side: The test is wider than long, the food grooves are divergent, the posterior main branches distally parallel to the posterior margin. The pressure drainage channels (stippled) give rise to conspicuous tributaries on either side of the lunules.
Author Durham, John Wyatt
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added on 2005-02-23260 viewsTraits taxaScan of drawing Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
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