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Family PERICOSMIDAE


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

Only one genus is known in the spatangoid family, Pericosmidae, recorded from the Indo-Pacific region. A single species is recorded in Australian waters.

Pericosmids are distinguished in the order Spatangoida by the following features: peripetalous fasciole passing above periproct and entirely separate marginal fasciole passing below periproct, peripetalous fasciole may branch anteriorly, and one or other fasciole may disappear anteriorly.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023 11-May-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)