Clypeaster rotundus

Clypeaster rotundus

Clypeaster rotundus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Clypeasterina

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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: Clypeasterinae
Genus: Clypeaster
Species: Clypeaster rotundus

Name

Clypeaster rotundus (A. Agassiz, 1863)

• Original combination: Stolonoclypus rotundus A. Agassiz, 1863

• ZooBank: 9E672C26-16C3-419E-82DC-F4D7DBDDEDEB

• Type locality: Acapulco, 16.652582°N 100.0714°W / 16.652582; -100.0714.

• Syntype: MCZ:IZ:ECH-2188 [1].

Synonymy

• Stolonoclypus rotundus A. Agassiz, 1863: 25.
• Clypeaster riisei Lütken, 1864
  • Synonymised by A. Agassiz (1872: 100).
• Clypeaster rotundus (A. Agassiz, 1863) A. Agassiz, 1872: 100.

References

• Agassiz, A.E. 1863. List of the Echinoderms sent to different Institutions in Exchange for other Specimens, with Annotations. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 1(2): 17–28. BHL. Reference page. 
• Agassiz, A.E. 1872a. Revision of the Echini. Part I. Introduction. Bibliography. Nomenclature. Chronological list. Synonymy. Geographical distribution. Illustrated catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, at Harvard College. 7(1): 1–244. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Clypeaster rotundus (A. Agassiz, 1863) in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on February 19, 2026

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