WoRMS taxon details
Parasalenia gratiosa A. Agassiz, 1863
212438 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212438)
accepted
Species
Echinometra arabacia Lütken, 1864 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
- Subspecies Parasalenia gratiosa boninensis Mortensen, 1930
- Subspecies Parasalenia gratiosa gratiosa A. Agassiz, 1863
- Variety Parasalenia gratiosa var. boninensis Mortensen, 1930 accepted as Parasalenia gratiosa boninensis Mortensen, 1930 (Infrasubspecific taxon that is to be treated as a subspecies according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 45.6.4)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Agassiz, A. (1863). List of the echinoderms sent to different institutions in exchange for other specimens, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 1: 17-28.
page(s): 22 [details]
page(s): 22 [details]
Description Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark...
Distribution Also recorded from 'Coin Peros' by Bell (1909) - locality can't be traced.
Syntypes Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard...
Description Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, detritus feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-70 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, detritus feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-70 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Distribution Also recorded from 'Coin Peros' by Bell (1909) - locality can't be traced.
Syntypes Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard...
Distribution Also recorded from 'Coin Peros' by Bell (1909) - locality can't be traced.
Syntypes Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No. 1769 (1 specimen), Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 1039 (1 specimen), Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 2095 (1 specimen) (probable). Type locality: Gilbert Ils. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Syntypes Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No. 1769 (1 specimen), Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 1039 (1 specimen), Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 2095 (1 specimen) (probable). Type locality: Gilbert Ils. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Parasalenia gratiosa A. Agassiz, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212438 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Agassiz, A. (1863). List of the echinoderms sent to different institutions in exchange for other specimens, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 1: 17-28.
page(s): 22 [details]
original description (of Echinometra arabacia Lütken, 1864) Lütken, C. F. 1864. Bidrag til Kundskab om Echiniderne. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn 1863, 69-207., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35851679
page(s): 160; pl. 1: fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
page(s): 22 [details]
original description (of Echinometra arabacia Lütken, 1864) Lütken, C. F. 1864. Bidrag til Kundskab om Echiniderne. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn 1863, 69-207., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35851679
page(s): 160; pl. 1: fig. 9 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Thompson, G. B. (1982). Underwater observations on the distribution of regular sea urchins in Hong Kong. In: Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China (ed. Morton, B.), vol. 2, pp655-671. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [details]
additional source Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 269-270 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Mortensen, T. (1943). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III, 3. Camarodonta. II. Echinidæ, Strongylocentrotidæ, Parasaleniidæ, Echinometridæ. 446 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 269-270 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors






Syntype MCZ 1039, geounit Gilbert/Ellis Islands [details]
Syntype MCZ 1769, geounit Gilbert/Ellis Islands [details]
Syntype MCZ 2095, geounit Gilbert/Ellis Islands [details]
Unreviewed
Description Also distributed in Maldive area, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, detritus feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-70 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Distribution Also recorded from 'Coin Peros' by Bell (1909) - locality can't be traced.
Syntypes Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No. 1769 (1 specimen), Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 1039 (1 specimen), Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 2095 (1 specimen) (probable). Type locality: Gilbert Ils. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
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Japanese | ナガウニモドキ | [details] |