Ekerekeia crenulata (Kier, 1972)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ekerekeia crenulata (Kier, 1972)
- Name authority
- (Kier, 1972)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Phymosomatoida
- Family
- Heterodiadematidae
- Genus
- Ekerekeia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumEchinodermata
- subphylumEchinozoa
- classEchinoidea Schumacher, 1817
- subclassEuechinoidea Bronn, 1860
- infraclassCarinacea Kroh & Smith, 2010
- superorderCalycina Gregory, 1900
- orderPhymosomatoida Mortensen, 1904
- familyHeterodiadematidae Smith & Wright, 1993
- genusEkerekeia Özdikmen & Udoh, 2010
- speciesEkerekeia crenulata (Kier, 1972)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ekerekeia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ekerekeia somaliensis (Currie, 1927) | HeterodiadematidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Farquharsonia crenulata Kier, 1972 Kier, 1972 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Özdikmen, H., & Udoh, A. U. (2010). Ekerekeianom. nov., a replacement Name for Farquharsonia Currie, 1928 (Echinodermata: Euechinoidea), Preoccupied by Farquharsonia Collin, 1922 (Insecta: Diptera). African Zoology, 45. https://doi.org/10.3377/004.045.0213 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38W7F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.