Phormosoma
| Phormosoma | |
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| Phormosoma bursarium (AM MA78710) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Echinothurioida |
| Family: | Phormosomatidae |
| Genus: | Phormosoma Thomson, 1872 |
Phormosoma is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Phormosomatidae.[1]
The genus was first described in 1872 by Charles Wyville Thomson.[1][2] The type species is Phormosoma placenta.[1]
Description
[edit]Thomson describes the genus:[2]
Plates overlapping slightly and forming a continuous shell, the corona coming to a sharp edge at the periphery, and the upper surface of body differing greatly in character from the lower.
Species
[edit]Species accepted by WoRMS are:[1]
- Phormosoma bursarium A. Agassiz, 1881
- Phormosoma placenta Thomson, 1872
- Phormosoma rigidum A. Agassiz, 1881
- Phormosoma verticillatum Mortensen, 1904
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Phormosoma Thomson, 1872". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- 1 2 Charles Wyville Thomson (20 June 1872). "On the Echinidea of the 'Porcupine' Deep-Sea Dredging-Expeditions". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 20 (137): 491–497. doi:10.1098/RSPL.1871.0095. ISSN 0370-1662. JSTOR 113180. Wikidata Q110504059.
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