Mellita tenuis H.L.Clark, 1940
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Clark, H. L. (1940). A revision of the keyhole urchins (Mellita). Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 89: 435–444. https://www.marinespecies.org/echinoidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=147541
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Echinodermata
- class
- Echinoidea
- order
- Echinolampadacea
- family
- Mellitidae
- genus
- Mellita
- species
- Mellita tenuis
Name
- Synonyms
- Mellita quinquiesperforata tenuis H.L.Clark, 1940
- Homonyms
- Mellita tenuis H.L.Clark, 1940
- Common names
- galleta de mar in language.
Bibliographic References
- Clark, H. L. (1940). A revision of the keyhole urchins (Mellita). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 89: 435-444.
- Harold, A. S. & Telford, M. 1990. Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Mellita (Echinoidea: Clypeasteroida). Journal of Natural History 24, 987-1026.
- Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S.