Description

In Panama this species has been collected on Korbiski Reef (USNM E21119), near Nabu Nega, San Blas Islands, from a depth of 4.6 m and from Limon Bay (USNM E 24638), Margarita Island, Fort Randolph (Inshore end of jetty), from a depth of 100 m.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Echinodermata

Class: Echinoidea

Order: Echinolampadacea

Family: Mellitidae

Genus: Lanthonia

Species: Mellita longifissa Michelin, 1858