WoRMS taxon details
Mellita L. Agassiz, 1841
- Species Mellita aclinensis Kier, 1963 †
- Species Mellita isometra Harold & Telford, 1990
- Species Mellita kanakoffi Durham, 1961
- Species Mellita notabilis H.L. Clark, 1947
- Species Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778)
- Species Mellita tenuis H.L. Clark, 1940
- Subgenus Mellita (Leodia) Gray, 1851 accepted as Leodia Gray, 1851 (accepted at genus rank)
- Species Mellita (Leodia) pacifica Verrill, 1867 accepted as Encope pacifica (Verrill, 1867) (transferred to Encope)
- Species Mellita (Leodia) sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) accepted as Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subgenus raised to genus rank)
- Species Mellita ampla Ravenel, 1848 accepted as Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, mentioned in a list only - status clarified by Holmes (1860: p. 3))
- Species Mellita eduardobarrosoi Caso, 1981 accepted as Mellita notabilis H.L. Clark, 1947 (subjective junior synonym of Mellita notabilis)
- Species Mellita erythraea Gray, 1851 accepted as Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Mellita grantii Mortensen, 1948 accepted as Lanthonia grantii (Mortensen, 1948)
- Species Mellita hexapora (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Mellita lata H.L. Clark, 1940 accepted as Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Mellita latiambulacra H.L. Clark, 1940 accepted as Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Mellita lobata L. Agassiz, 1841 accepted as Encope emarginata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Mellita longifissa Michelin, 1858 accepted as Lanthonia longifissa (Michelin, 1858) (transferred to Lanthonia)
- Species Mellita nummularia L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a accepted as Mellita isometra Harold & Telford, 1990 (possible senior synonym, but types lost & type locality not recorded)
- Species Mellita pacifica Verrill, 1867 accepted as Encope pacifica (Verrill, 1867) (transferred to Encope)
- Species Mellita pentapora (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Mellita platensis Bernasconi, 1947 accepted as Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Mellita quinquefora (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Mellita sexforis (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Mellita sexies-perforata (Leske, 1778) accepted as Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Mellita similis L. Agassiz, 1841 accepted as Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Mellita stokesii (L. Agassiz, 1841) accepted as Mellitella stokesii (L. Agassiz, 1841) (transferred to Mellitella)
- Species Mellita testudinata L. Agassiz, 1841 accepted as Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (subjective junior synonym)
- Species Mellita testudinata Klein, 1734 accepted as Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (pre-Linean)
- Species Mellita testudinea accepted as Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (incorrect declination of species name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Agassiz, L. 1841. Monographies d'Échinodermes vivans et fossiles. Échinites. Famille des Clypéasteroides. 2 (Seconde Monographie). Des Scutelles. Neuchâtel, Switzerland, i-iv, 1-151, pls 1-27., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1395637 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2024). World Echinoidea Database. Mellita L. Agassiz, 1841. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158064 on 2024-11-21
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original description
Agassiz, L. 1841. Monographies d'Échinodermes vivans et fossiles. Échinites. Famille des Clypéasteroides. 2 (Seconde Monographie). Des Scutelles. Neuchâtel, Switzerland, i-iv, 1-151, pls 1-27., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1395637 [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source 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 [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source 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 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Authority First used by Klein (1734), which is pre-Linnean and thus not available according to ICZN regulations. The correct authority is L. Agassiz 1841 (ICZN Op. 393) [details]
