WoRMS taxon details
Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816)
367846 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:367846)
accepted
Species
Brissus panis Grube, 1857 · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Brissus ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted (transferred to Meoma)
Spatangus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (transferred to Meoma)
- Subspecies Meoma ventricosa frangibilis Chesher, 1970
- Subspecies Meoma ventricosa grandis Gray, 1851
- Subspecies Meoma ventricosa ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spatangus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>, Tome troisième, 586 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47702
page(s): 29 [details]
page(s): 29 [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367846 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Brissus panis Grube, 1857) Grube, E. (1857). Beschreibungen neuer oder weniger bekannter Seesterne und Seeigel. 27: 1-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11711082
page(s): 47-50; pl. 3: figs 5-6 [details]
original description (of Spatangus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>, Tome troisième, 586 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47702
page(s): 29 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 529-531 [details]
page(s): 47-50; pl. 3: figs 5-6 [details]
original description (of Spatangus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>, Tome troisième, 586 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47702
page(s): 29 [details]
basis of record Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 529-531 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
De Bruyn, C.; Rigaud, T.; David, B.; De Ridder, C. (2009). Symbiosis between the pea crab Dissodactylus primitivus and its echinoid host Meoma ventricosa: potential consequences for the crab mating system. <i>Marine Ecology Progress Series</i>. 375: 173-183., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07733 [details]
ecology source De Bruyn, C.; David, B.; De Ridder, C.; Rigaud, T. (2010). Asymmetric exploitation of two echinoid host species by a parasitic pea crab and its consequences for the parasitic life cycle. <i>Marine Ecology Progress Series</i>. 398: 183-191., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08315 [details]
ecology source De Bruyn, C.; David, B.; De Ridder, C.; Rigaud, T. (2010). Asymmetric exploitation of two echinoid host species by a parasitic pea crab and its consequences for the parasitic life cycle. <i>Marine Ecology Progress Series</i>. 398: 183-191., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08315 [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Pawson, D. L.; Devaney, D. M.; Sterrer, W. E. (2001). The echinoderm fauna of Bermuda. Unpub. MS. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Association Parasites: pea crab Dissodactylus primitivus Bouvier, 1917 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | large heart urchin | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Spatangus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Meoma ventricosa)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2013-10418) (from synonym Spatangus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (115 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 088475)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Spatangus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Meoma ventricosa)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To MNHN Type collection (IE 2013-10418) (from synonym Spatangus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (115 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 088475)
To ITIS
