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Havelockia versicolor (Semper, 1867)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Havelockia versicolor (Semper, 1867)
Name authority
(Semper, 1867)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Holothuroidea
Order
Dendrochirotida
Family
Sclerodactylidae
Genus
Havelockia
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumEchinodermata
  4. subphylumEchinozoa
  5. classHolothuroidea de Blainville, 1834
  6. subclassActinopoda Ludwig, 1891
  7. orderDendrochirotida Grube, 1840
  8. familySclerodactylidae Panning, 1949
  9. genusHavelockia Pearson, 1903
  10. speciesHavelockia versicolor (Semper, 1867)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Havelockia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Havelockia ariana (Koehler & Vaney, 1908)SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Havelockia conciliatrix (Sluiter, 1901)SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Havelockia falcata (Sluiter, 1901)SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Havelockia fastigata (Sluiter, 1901)SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Havelockia imbellis (Koehler & Vaney, 1910)SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Havelockia mansoae Martins & Tavares, 2018SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Havelockia novacorona (Cherbonnier, 1961)SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Havelockia pegi Martinez, Thandar & Penchaszadeh, 2013SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Havelockia redimita (Sluiter, 1901)SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
rough sea cucumberHavelockia scabra (Verrill, 1873)SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Havelockia secunda (Vaney, 1908)SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Havelockia transitoria (Vaney, 1905)SclerodactylidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 20 records assigned to Sclerodactylidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Thyone calcarea Pearson, 1903 Pearson, 1903synonym
Thyone (Stolus) mirabilis Ludwig, 1875 Ludwig, 1875synonym
Cucumaria areolata Ekman, 1918 Ekman, 1918synonym
Cucumaria versicolor Semper, 1867 Semper, 1867synonym
Havelockia herdmani Pearson, 1903 Pearson, 1903synonym
Havelockia mirabilis (Ludwig) (Ludwig)synonym
Pentathyone mirabilis (Ludwig, 1875) (Ludwig, 1875)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210939 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:3JWLV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.