WoRMS taxon details
Mellita isometra Harold & Telford, 1990
513043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513043)
accepted
Species
Encope nummularia (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a) · unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Mellita nummularia L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a · unaccepted (possible senior synonym, but...)
possible senior synonym, but types lost & type locality not recorded
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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
page(s): 1002-1005; figs. 11-13 [details]
page(s): 1002-1005; figs. 11-13 [details]
Type locality contained in Southeastern United States , Note East coast of North America, from Nantucket,...
type locality contained in Southeastern United States [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Mellita isometra Harold & Telford, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513043 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
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
page(s): 1002-1005; figs. 11-13 [details]
original description (of Mellita nummularia L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a) Agassiz, L. & Desor, P. J. E. 1847a. Catalogue raisonné des espèces, des genres, et des familles d'échinides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Troisième Série, Zoologie 7, 129-168., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13406197
page(s): 139 [details]
basis of record Kroh, A. 2010. Index of Living and Fossil Echinoids 1971-2008. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 112, 195-470., available online at http://verlag.nhm-wien.ac.at/pdfs/112A_195470_Kroh.pdf
page(s): 302 [details]
page(s): 1002-1005; figs. 11-13 [details]
original description (of Mellita nummularia L. Agassiz & Desor, 1847a) Agassiz, L. & Desor, P. J. E. 1847a. Catalogue raisonné des espèces, des genres, et des familles d'échinides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Troisième Série, Zoologie 7, 129-168., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13406197
page(s): 139 [details]
basis of record Kroh, A. 2010. Index of Living and Fossil Echinoids 1971-2008. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A 112, 195-470., available online at http://verlag.nhm-wien.ac.at/pdfs/112A_195470_Kroh.pdf
page(s): 302 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality East coast of North America, from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Fort Lauderdale, Florida [details]Type material HT: USNM E27948; PT: LACM 84-236.1, 84-236.2; MCZ 12050, 12051; USNM E37949 - E37953; ZMUC EE220-2, EE220-3 [details]
To Barcode of Life (24 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mellita isometra)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mellita isometra USNM E37948 - dorsal)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (99 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 37948)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mellita isometra)
To GenBank (47 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Mellita isometra USNM E37948 - dorsal)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (99 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (Holotype USNM 37948)
