Ammotrophus platyterus

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 platyterus

Name

Ammotrophus platyterus H.L. Clark, 1928

• ZooBank: 6841CA05-5CCA-4451-AE52-62CD9202BA4C

• Type locality: South Australia, St Vincent Gulf.

• Holotype: SAMA K477 [1].

Synonymy

• Ammotrophus platyterus H.L. Clark, 1928: 474–475, fig. 141; — 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 platyterus H.L. Clark, 1928 in the World Echinoidea Database, accessed on August 13, 2025