Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Ankyroderma danielsseni Théel, 1886, Ankyroderma hispanicum Petit, 1883, Ankyroderma loricatum Perrier R., 1898, Ankyroderma musculus (Risso, 1826),Ankyroderma perrieri Petit, 1883, Eumolpadia asaphes Heding, 1935, Haplodactyla mediterranea Grube, 1840, Molpadia danielsseni Théel, 1886, Molpadia loricata (R. Perrier, 1898), Molpadia musculus f. spinosa Parker, 1964, Molpadia musculus f. violacea Parker, 1964, Trochostoma violaceum Théel, 1886, fide Horton et al. (2021)

Origin: Native

Distribution: Mexico, Cocos, Panama, Colombia, Malpelo, Chile, Peru and Ecuador including Galapagos Islands

• Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
• Sonnenholzner, J. Brand, M., Francisco, V., Hearn, A., Luzuriaga, M., Guarderas, P & Navarro, J. (2013) Echinoderms of Ecuador. In: Alvarado, J & Solís-Marín, A. (eds.) (2013) Echinoderm research and Diversity in Latin America. 183-233 pp.