Ammotrophus cyclius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Clypeasterina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Echinoidea Subclassis: Euechinoidea Superordo: Gnathostomata Ordo: Clypeasteroida Subordo: Clypeasterina

Familia: Clypeasteridae
Subfamilia: Ammotrophinae
Genus: Ammotrophus
Species: Ammotrophus cyclius

Name

Ammotrophus cyclius H.L. Clark, 1928

• ZooBank: B29B0C46-1A22-4BAB-840A-C13B84ABBD54

• Type locality: South Australia, St Vincent or Spencer Gulf.

• Holotype: SAMA K401 [1].

• Paratypes: MCZ:IZ:ECH-2021 [2]; MCZ:IZ:ECH-3352 [3]; MCZ:IZ:ECH-7005 [4]; SAMA K397 [5]; SAMA K398 [6]; SAMA K399 [7]; SAMA K504 [8]; SAMA; SAMA K1391 [9]; ZMA.ECH.E.2257 [10].

Synonymy

• Ammotrophus cyclius H.L. Clark, 1928: 471–474, fig. 140; — Cotton & Godfrey, 1942: 223; — H.L. Clark, 1946: 342.

References

• Clark, H.L. 1928. The sea-lilies, sea-stars, brittle-stars and sea-urchins of the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum 3(4): 361–482. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication. No. 566: 1-567. BHL Reference page. 
• Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1942. Echinodermata of the Flindersian Region, Southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 7: 193–234. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Ammotrophus cyclius H.L. Clark, 1928 in the World Echinoidea Database, accessed on August 12, 2025