WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Breynia elegans Mortensen, 1948

Breynia elegans (lateral)

AphiaID

513140 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513140)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Breynia Desor in Agassiz & Desor, 1847

Original name

Breynia elegans Mortensen, 1948

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Mortensen, T. (1948a). Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Report on the Echinoidea collected by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" during the Philippine Expedition, 1907-1910. Part 3: The Echinoneidae, Echinolampidae, Clypeastridae, Arachnidae, Laganidae, Fibulariidae, Urechinidae, Echinocorythidae, Palaeostomatidae, Micrasteridae, Palaepneustidae, Hemiasteridae, and Spatangidae. <em>Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin Bulletin.</em> 100, 93-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12656161
page(s): 138-139 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Breynia elegans Mortensen, 1948. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513140 on 2025-04-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-09-07 08:24:41Z

created

Kroh, Andreas

2013-08-26 18:24:18Z

changed

Kroh, Andreas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Mortensen, T. (1948a). Contributions to the Biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Report on the Echinoidea collected by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" during the Philippine Expedition, 1907-1910. Part 3: The Echinoneidae, Echinolampidae, Clypeastridae, Arachnidae, Laganidae, Fibulariidae, Urechinidae, Echinocorythidae, Palaeostomatidae, Micrasteridae, Palaepneustidae, Hemiasteridae, and Spatangidae. <em>Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum Bulletin Bulletin.</em> 100, 93-140., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12656161
page(s): 138-139 [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): 142-145 [details]