WoRMS name details
Stereocidaris alcocki var. teretispina (Döderlein, 1906)
763026 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:763026)
unaccepted (Infrasubspecific taxon that is to be treated as a subspecies according to ICZN 4th Ed. Article 45.6.4)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Status The var. teretispina Döderl. appears to differ from the typical Alcocki (tricarinata) only in its primary spines entirely...
Status The var. teretispina Döderl. appears to differ from the typical Alcocki (tricarinata) only in its primary spines entirely lacking the wing-like crests. The only specimen known is, however, monstrous on account of its being infested with parasitic Gastropods. [details]
Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2025). World Echinoidea Database. Stereocidaris alcocki var. teretispina (Döderlein, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=763026 on 2025-04-15
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Rowe, F. W. E. & Hoggett, A. K. 1986. The cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 108 (1985), 225-261.
page(s): 239 [details]
page(s): 239 [details]
Other
additional source
Mortensen, T. (1928b). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea, 551 pp., C. A. Reitzel & Oxford University Press, Copenhagen & London.
page(s): 267 [details]
page(s): 267 [details]
From editor or global species database
Status The var. teretispina Döderl. appears to differ from the typical Alcocki (tricarinata) only in its primary spines entirely lacking the wing-like crests. The only specimen known is, however, monstrous on account of its being infested with parasitic Gastropods. [details]
