WoRMS name details
Encope micropora fragilis H.L. Clark, 1948
513649 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:513649)
unaccepted (subjective junior synonym)
Subspecies
Encope fragilis H.L. Clark, 1948 · unaccepted (reduced to subspecies rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Status While not formally synonymized by Coppard & Lessios (2017), it is clear from their text that they consider E. micropora...
Status While not formally synonymized by Coppard & Lessios (2017), it is clear from their text that they consider E. micropora fragilis as synonym of E. micropora. [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Encope micropora fragilis H.L. Clark, 1948. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513649 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
basis of record
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]
page(s): 447 [details]
Taxonomy
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 fragilis H.L. Clark, 1948) MCZ 8124, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Status While not formally synonymized by Coppard & Lessios (2017), it is clear from their text that they consider E. micropora fragilis as synonym of E. micropora. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Encope fragilis H.L. Clark, 1948)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Encope micropora fragilis)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Encope micropora fragilis)
To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
From editor or global species database
Image from synonym