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Mellita grantii (aboral)
Description Aboral side: In some specimens the plate sutures are marked by lines. It is, however, not a feature of taxonomic importance.
Test length 33 mm; Gulf of California, Mexico.
Author Schultz, Heinke
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added on 2005-02-23350 viewsWoRMS taxaDigital photo, entire species Mellita grantii Mortensen, 1948 accepted as Lanthonia grantii (Mortensen, 1948)checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
© 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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