The Echinoid Directory
Contributed by Andrew Smith, July 2011
Anomalanthus Bell, 1884, p. 43
| Distribution | Recent, Australia |
|---|---|
| Name gender | masculine |
| Type | Echinananthus tumidus Woods, 1878, p. 43 by original designation. |
| Classification and/or Status | A subjective junior synonym of Clypeaster |
| Remarks | See Endean & Pope (1964) for the most recent description of this taxon. Bell, F. J. 1884. On the generic position and relations of Echinanthus tumidus Woods. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1884, 40-45. Endean, R. & Pope, E. 1964. Rediscovery of the echinoid Clypeaster tumidus (Tenison-Woods) and an emended description. Records of the Australian Museum 26(9), 275-281, pls 29-30. |