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Find the Full Text of Original Marine Species Authorities: Authorities for SC Echinodermata

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Echinodermata

Echinodermata

Common Name Accepted Binomial Original Binomial Authority WoRMS Record Accepted Binomial with Authority Full Text of Original Species Authority Page
Burrowing or Blood brittle star Hemipholis elongata Ophiura elongata Say, 1825 245921 Hemipholis elongata (Say, 1825) Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 5(1) 146
Forbes’ common sea star Asterias forbesi Asteracanthion forbesi Desor, 1848 158489 Asterias forbesi (Desor, 1848) Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History Vol. 3 67
Hairy sea cucumber Sclerodactyla briareus Holothuria briareus Lesueur, 1824 158532 Sclerodactyla briareus (Lesueur, 1824) Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 4(1) 161
Purple-spined sea urchin Arbacia punctulata Echinus punctulatus Lamarck, 1816 158058 Arbacia punctulata (Lamarck, 1816) Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Vol. 3 47
Royal sea star Astropecten articulatus Asterias articulata Say, 1825 158491 Astropecten articulatus (Say, 1825) Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 5(1) 141
Sand dollar Mellita isometra Mellita isometra Harold & Telford, 1990 513043 Mellita isometra Harold & Telford, 1990 Journal of Natural History, 24:4 1002
Sea cucumber Pentamera pulcherrima Pentamera pulcherrima Ayres, 1852 149908 Pentamera pulcherrima Ayres, 1852 Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History Vol. 4 207
Striped, lined, or gray sea star Luidia clathrata Asterias clathrata Say, 1825 158497 Luidia clathrata (Say, 1825) Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 5(1) 142
Variegated urchin Lytechinus variegatus Echinus variegatus Lamarck, 1816 367850 Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Vol. 3 48