WoRMS source details
Ravenel, E. 1848. Echinidae, Recent and fossil, of South Carolina, January 1848. Burges and James. Charleston, SC, United States. Pages: 4.
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Clypeaster prostratus Ravenel, 1848 (original description)
Mellita ampla Ravenel, 1848 accepted as Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (original description)
Mellita ampla Ravenel, 1848 accepted as Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (original description)
Authority
Ravenel (1848, p. 4) attributes this specie to Holmes, but this is based on a manuscript name (see Holmes, 1860: p. 3) [details]