Check List 13(5): 597-603, doi: 10.15560/13.5.597
New record of the Six-holed Keyhole Urchin, Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) (Clypeasteroida, Mellitidae), from the Brazilian coast, with an updated distribution map
expand article infoCarlos Eduardo Rocha Duarte Alencar§, Valéria Fonsêca Vale§, Sávio Arcanjo Santos Nascimento Moraes§, Paulo Victor Nascimento Araújo§|, Fúlvio Aurélio Morais Freire§
‡ Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil§ Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil| Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte, Macau, Brazil
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Abstract
A new record of Leodia sexiesperforata is reported from the coast of Rio Grande do Norte state, northeastern Brazil. An updated distribution map based on data collected from literature, museums, and scientific collections is also presented. This new report fills a distribution gap on the coast of northeastern Brazil. Leodia sexiesperforata has a continuous range between the states of Ceará and Alagoas.
Keywords
Sand dollars; Echinoidea; distribution gap; Atlantic Tropical ecoregion