Metalia persica elevata

Metalia persica elevata

Metalia persica elevata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brissidina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Echinoidea Subclassis: Euechinoidea Superordo: Atelostomata Ordo: Spatangoida Subordo: Brissidina

Familia: Brissidae
Genus: Metalia
Species: Metalia persica
Subspecies: Metalia persica elevata

Name

• Metalia persica elevata (Mortensen, 1940)
  • Original combination: Brissopsis persica var. elevata Mortensen, 1940
  • Type locality: "8 miles W. b S. of the island of Henjam, Hormuz Strait. 31m."
  • Holotype: NHMD89845 [1] [ZMUC ECH-000275]

Synonymy

• Brissopsis persica elevata Mortensen, 1940
• Brissopsis persica var. elevata Mortensen, 1940 
• Metalia persica var. elevata (Mortensen, 1940)

References

• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1940. Echinoderms from the Iranian Gulf. Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, and Echinoidea. Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran. Part 2, 55-112, 14 figs, 2 pls. Reference page.  [as Brissopsis persica var. elevata p. 110 (original description)]