Zenocentrotus paradoxus

Zenocentrotus paradoxus

Zenocentrotus paradoxus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Odontophora

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: Echinacea Ordo: Camarodonta Infraordo: Echinidea Superfamilia: Odontophora

Familia: Echinometridae
Genus: Zenocentrotus
Species: Zenocentrotus paradoxus

Name

Zenocentrotus paradoxus A.H. Clark, 1932

• ZooBank: BD46A90C-71F7-4F42-9038-610DB79D784B

• Type locality: South Pacific Ocean, Tonga, Niuafo'Ou Island.

• Holotype: USNM E 2813 [1].

• Paratypes: USNM E 2814 [2]; USNM E 2815 [3]; USNM E 2816 [4]; USNM E 2817 [5]; USNM E 2818 [6]; USNM E 2941 [7]; MCZ:IZ:ECH-6004 [8].

Synonymy

• Zenocentrotus paradoxus A.H. Clark, 1932: 10, pl. 5(2), pl. 6(1–2), pl. 7(1–2); — Kier & Lawson, 1978: 46.

References

• Clark, A.H. 1932. Echinoderms from the islands of Niuafoou and Nukualofa, Tonga Archipelago, with the description of a new genus and two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 80(2905): 1–12. BHL. Reference page. 
• Kier, P.M. & Lawson, M.H. 1978. Index of Living and Fossil Echinoids 1924-1970. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810266.34.1 . Reference page. 

Links

• Zenocentrotus paradoxus A.H. Clark, 1931 in the World Echinoidea Database, accessed on February 21, 2026

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