Description

The syntype of this species (USNM 18195) was collected from South of the Azuero Peninsula (Centroid Latitude: 6.35000, Centroid Longitude: -80.68333), Panama, North Pacific Ocean, by the R. V. Albatross from a depth of 3279 m.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Echinodermata

Class: Echinoidea

Order: Echinolampadacea

Family: Mellitidae

Genus: Mellita

Species: Mellita tenuis H.L.Clark, 1940