Echinus alexandri

Min Depth

365 meters

Max Depth

3150 meters

Overall Geographic Range

North Atlantic, USA east coast

Habitat-Biology

soft substrate

References

Gage, J. D., D. S. M. Billett, M. Jensen, and P. A. Tyler. 1985. Echinoderms of the Rockall Trough and adjacent areas Echinoidea and Holothurioidea. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 48(4): 173–213.
Mortensen, T. 1943b. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. Volume III(3). Camarodonta. 2. Echinidae, Strongylocentrotidae, Parasaleniidae, Echinometridae. C.A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.

Endnotes

New record for GMx. ID: DLP; 12 Jul 1972, 23°17´N, 97°02´W, Alaminos; TCWC 3-0779, 1 specimen.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. 2009. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-12-2024.

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