Description

In Panama this species has been collected from soutwest of Buenaventura Cove, Portobelo (USNM E 26460), and from Ukhuptupo Island (USNM E 30230 & USNM E 32079), San Blas Islands, Caribbean Sea from a depth range of 2 to 5 m.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Echinodermata

Class: Echinoidea

Order: Echinolampadacea

Family: Mellitidae

Genus: Mellita

Species: Mellita kanakoffi Durham, 1961