WoRMS taxon details
original description
Sørensen, M. V.; Herranz, M.; Pardos, F.; Durucan, F. (2021). Kinorhynchs from sandy coastal habitats in Turkey, with the description of a new pan-Mediterranean species of Echinoderes (Cyclorhagida: Echinoderidae). <em>Turkish Journal of Zoology.</em> 45(7): 526-549., available online at https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-2108-20 [details]
Holotype NHMD NHMD-872854, geounit Turkish part of the Aegean Sea [details]
Nontype MNCN 10.02/14, 10.02/15, geounit Spanish part of the Balearic Sea [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-872855 - NHMD-872858, geounit Turkish part of the Aegean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology "The species is named after the mythological creature Shahmaran (in Turkish Şahmeran) - ‘queen of serpents’ and half woman half serpent, known from Anatolian folklore (Figure 1, inset)." [details]
Synonymy Echinoderes sp. 3 – Herranz 2009: pp. 37-42, Figures 13–14, Tables 10–11. Echinoderes sp. 3 – Herranz 2014: p. 25, Table 2.1. [details]
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