WoRMS name details
Encope micropora borealis A.H. Clark, 1946
513645 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513645)
unaccepted (accepted at species rank)
Subspecies
Encope micropora var. borealis A. H. Clark, 1946 · unaccepted (Infrasubspecific taxon that is to...)
Infrasubspecific taxon that is to be treated as a subspecies according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 45.6.4
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Clark, A. H. (1947). Echinoderms from the Pearl Islands, Bay of Panama, with a revision of the Pacific Species of the Genus <i>Encope</i>. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 106: 1-11., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27394366#page/133/mode/1up
page(s): 6-7; pl. 4: fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 6-7; pl. 4: fig. 1 [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean
Status E. borealis was shown by Coppard & Lessios (2017) to represent a genetically distinct clade of Encope nowadays endemic to...
Taxonomic remark Originally proposed as an infrasubspecific taxon (variety), but is to be treated as a subspecies according to the Code...
Distribution Pacific Ocean [details]
Status E. borealis was shown by Coppard & Lessios (2017) to represent a genetically distinct clade of Encope nowadays endemic to...
Status E. borealis was shown by Coppard & Lessios (2017) to represent a genetically distinct clade of Encope nowadays endemic to the Gulf of California. [details]
Taxonomic remark Originally proposed as an infrasubspecific taxon (variety), but is to be treated as a subspecies according to the Code...
Taxonomic remark Originally proposed as an infrasubspecific taxon (variety), but is to be treated as a subspecies according to the Code (ICZN 1999 Art. 45.6.4.). [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Encope micropora borealis A.H. Clark, 1946. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513645 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Clark, A. H. (1947). Echinoderms from the Pearl Islands, Bay of Panama, with a revision of the Pacific Species of the Genus <i>Encope</i>. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 106: 1-11., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27394366#page/133/mode/1up
page(s): 6-7; pl. 4: fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Kier, P. M. & Lawson, M. H. 1978. Index of living and fossil echinoids 1924-1970. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 34, 1-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.34.1
page(s): 72 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 6-7; pl. 4: fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Kier, P. M. & Lawson, M. H. 1978. Index of living and fossil echinoids 1924-1970. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 34, 1-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810266.34.1
page(s): 72 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
status source
Mortensen, T. (1948). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. IV, 2. Clypeasteroida. Clypeasteridæ, Arachnoidæ, Fibulariidæ, Laganidæ and Scutellidæ. 471 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
page(s): 447 [details]
status source Coppard, S.E. & Lessios, H.A. (2017). Phylogeography of the sand dollar genus Encope: implications regarding the Central American Isthmus and rates of molecular evolution. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 7(1): 11520., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11875-w [details]
page(s): 447 [details]
status source Coppard, S.E. & Lessios, H.A. (2017). Phylogeography of the sand dollar genus Encope: implications regarding the Central American Isthmus and rates of molecular evolution. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 7(1): 11520., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11875-w [details]





Paratype (of Encope micropora var. borealis A. H. Clark, 1946) USNM 17387, geounit Gulf of California [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Pacific Ocean [details]Status E. borealis was shown by Coppard & Lessios (2017) to represent a genetically distinct clade of Encope nowadays endemic to the Gulf of California. [details]
Taxonomic remark Originally proposed as an infrasubspecific taxon (variety), but is to be treated as a subspecies according to the Code (ICZN 1999 Art. 45.6.4.). [details]