Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00022
Atagema echinata
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About Atagema echinata
The expert account cites Kay (1979) for occurrence on Kauai.
MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 872604 accepts Atagema echinata.
Kay's account is summarized as shallow reef platforms and back-reef habitats on Oahu and Kauai.
The expert account explicitly attributes Kauai shallow-reef occurrence to Kay (1979), supporting historical occurrence but not present-day persistence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Atagema echinata
- Other names
- Atagema echinata
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- historical; Kauai occurrence documented by Kay (1979); present-day persistence unverified
- Origin
- Origin not inferred from occurrence census
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Marine reef and nearshore
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Atagema echinata is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The expert account explicitly attributes Kauai shallow-reef occurrence to Kay (1979), supporting historical occurrence but not present-day persistence.