New record of Rhynobrissus cuneus Cooke, 1957 (Echinoidea, Spatangoida) from the eastern Florida coast

By

Witmer, Angela D.
Mooi, Rich.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-12-18

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1391--1396

Subjects

Atlantic , Brissidae , Caribbean , heart urchin , Irregularia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.6.1391

 

Abstract

The Brissidae is a family of heart urchins that includes shallow‑water, infaunal species, some of which are rarely observed. One species, Rhynobrissus cuneus Cooke, 1957, has only been recorded from the western Atlantic off the coast of North Carolina, USA and in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico. This work identifies new records from the coast of Florida, USA, increasing our knowledge of this species’ geographic distribution.