Family MICROPYGIDAE
Compiler and date details
F.W.E. Rowe & J. Gates, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1995) Updated (2001) by Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Introduction
The Micropygidae are a small family comprising a single genus and two species recorded from the Malay Archipelago, the Philippines and Australia. One of the species is recorded in Australian waters.
Micropygids are included in the order Micropygoida, and are distinguished by the following combination of character states: primary tubercles perforate, non-crenulate; primary spines hollow, not verticillate; pore pairs forming double series; outer series of tube feet converted into umbrella-shaped structures containing anchor-shaped spicules; lantern diadematoid-type.
General References
Fell, H.B. 1966. Echinozoa: Diadematacea. pp. U340-U366a, figs 255-271 in Moore, R.C. (ed.). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part U. Echinodermata. 3. Asterozoa-Echinozoa. Kansas : Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press Vol. 2.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |