Caenopedina porphyrogigas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pedinoida
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: Diadematacea Ordo: Pedinoida

Familia: Pedinidae
Genus: Caenopedina
Species: Caenopedina porphyrogigas

Name

Caenopedina porphyrogigas Anderson, 2009

• Type locality: Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, in the vicinity of Waioweka Knoll. 7°01.2′S, 176°43.2′E. Depth 976 m.
• Holotype: NIWA 25889
• Paratypes: NIWA 6533; NIWA 6534; NIWA 20775; NIWA 25894; NIWA 25895; NIWA 25886

References

• Anderson, O.F. 2009. The giant purple pedinid — a new species of Caenopedina (Echinodermata: Echinoidea: Pedinidae) from New Zealand and Australia. Zootaxa. 2007(1): 43–57. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2007.1.2 Reference page.