Leodia sexiesperforata

Leodia sexiesperforata
Illustration by Louis Agassiz, 1841
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Echinoidea
Order:
Clypeasteroida
Family:
Mellitidae
Genus:
Leodia
Species:
L. sexiesperforata
Binomial name
Leodia sexiesperforata
(Leske, 1778)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Echinodiscus sexiesperforatus Leske, 1778
  • Echinus hexaporus Gmelin, 1791
  • Leodia richardsonii Gray, 1851
  • Mellita erythraea Gray, 1851
  • Mellita hexapora (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Mellita platensis Bernasconi, 1947
  • Mellita sexforis (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Mellita similis L. Agassiz, 1841
  • Scutella hexapora (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Scutella sexforis Lamarck, 1816

Leodia sexiesperforata, commonly known as the six-holed keyhole urchin,[2] is a species of sand dollar, in the echinoderm order Clypeasteroida. It is native to tropical and sub-tropical parts of the western Atlantic Ocean where it buries itself in soft sediment in shallow seas.

  1. ^ a b Kroh, Andreas (2018). "Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Smithsonian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).