Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Echinozoa > Class Holothuroidea > Order Molpadida > Family Molpadiidae

Molpadia Cuvier, 1817

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ankyroderma*	Ludwig, 1890, non Danielssen & Koren, 1879	synonym
*Eumolpadia*	Heding, 1935	synonym
*Haplodactyla*	Grube, 1840	synonym
*Paratrochostoma*	Heding, 1935	synonym
*Trochostoma*	Danielssen & Koren, 1879	synonym

Children

Molpadia (Paramolpadia) Heding, 1935
Molpadia arctica (Marenzeller von, 1877)
Molpadia blakei (Théel, 1886)
Molpadia borealis Sars M, 1859
Molpadia loricata (R. Perrier, 1898)
Molpadia maroccana (Perrier, 1898)
Molpadia musculus Risso, 1826
Molpadia oolitica (Pourtalès, 1851)
Molpadia thomsoni (Danielssen & Koren, 1879)

Literature

original description	Cuvier, Georges L., 1817. Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation : pour servir de base a l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction a l'anatomie comparée. VOLUME 4. Les Zoophytes, les Tables, et les Planches. Deterville, Paris.
basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351
additional source	Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
additional source	Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. 2009. Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbres, sea lilies, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400.
additional source	Madsen, F.J.; Hansen, B. (1994). Echinodermata Holothurioidea. Marine invertebrates of Scandinavia, 9. Scandinavian University Press: Oslo, Norway. ISBN 82-00-03936-6. 143 pp.
additional source	Thandar, A.S. (1999). Deep-sea Holothuroids taken by the R.V. Africana II in 1959, from off the West Coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, Ann. S. Afr. Mus., Vol. 105(9): 364-409, 16 figs, 2 tables

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Citation

Paulay, G. (2014). Molpadia Cuvier, 1817. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123540