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. 2021 Oct 15;1062:177–201. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1062.67964

Table 1.

Systematic list of invertebrates in the Island San Pedro Mártir Biosphere Reserve (ISPMBR) in the Gulf of California, Mexico. The biogeographic region of each species is shown. Abbreviations: EP = eastern Pacific; EP + WCA = eastern Pacific + western central Atlantic; EP + NEA = eastern Pacific + northeastern Atlantic; EP + SA = eastern Pacific + southern Atlantic; ECP = eastern central Pacific; SP = southeastern Pacific; CA = Central America; IP = Indo-Pacific; IP + WCA = Indo-Pacific + western central Atlantic; PO = Pacific Ocean; N/A = No information available; IUCN = International Union for Conservation of Nature; NOM-59 = Mexican law for endangered, threatened, or protected species (NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010).

Taxa Species Species at risk or under protection Biogeographic region Commercial importance
IUCN NOM-059
MOLLUSCA BIVALVIA
Ostreida
Gryphaeidae Hyotissahyotis (Linnaeus, 1758) Not evaluated IP + WCA
Margaritidae Pinctadamazatlanica (Hanley, 1856) Not evaluated Subject to special protection EP
Pinnidae Pinnarugosa G. B. Sowerby I, 1835 Not evaluated EP + NEA
Pteriidae Pteriasterna (Gould, 1851) Not evaluated EP
Spondylidae Spondyluslimbatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1847 Not evaluated Subject to special protection IP
CEPHALOPODA
Order Octopoda
Octopodidae Octopusbimaculatus Verrill, 1883 Minor concern PO
GASTROPODA
Littorinimorpha
Strombidae Strombusgracilior G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 Not evaluated EP
Titanostrombusgaleatus (Swainson, 1823) Not evaluated EP +SA
Neogastropoda
Columbellidae Strombinamaculosa (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) Not evaluated N/A
Fasciolariidae Triplofususprinceps (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Not evaluated EP
Muricidae Hexaplexerythrostomus (Swainson, 1831) Not evaluated CA
Hexaplexnigritus (Philippi, 1845) Not evaluated N/A
Hexaplexprinceps (Broderip, 1833) Not evaluated SP
Trochida
Turbinidae Turbofluctuosus W. Wood, 1828 Not evaluated N/A
ECHINODERMATA ASTEROIDEA
Forcipulatida
Heliasteridae Heliasterkubiniji Xantus, 1860 Not evaluated N/A
Spinulosida
Echinasteridae Echinastertenuispina Verrill, 1871 Not evaluated N/A
Valvatida
Acanthasteridae Acanthasterplanci (Linnaeus, 1758) Not evaluated IP
Asteropseidae Asteropsiscarinifera (Lamarck, 1816) Not evaluated IP
Mithrodiidae Mithrodiabradleyi Verrill, 1867 Not evaluated N/A
Ophidiasteridae Phariapyramidata (Gray, 1840) Not evaluated EP
Phatariaunifascialis (Gray, 1840) Not evaluated EP
Oreasteridae Nidorelliaarmata (Gray, 1840) Not evaluated EP + WCA
Pentacerastercumingi (Gray, 1840) Not evaluated EP
ECHINOIDEA Arbacioida
Arbaciidae Arbaciastellata (Blainville, 1825; Gmelin, 1791) Not evaluated EP
Camarodonta
Echinometridae Echinometravanbrunti A. Agassiz, 1863 Not evaluated EP
Toxopneustidae Toxopneustesroseus (A. Agassiz, 1863) Not evaluated EP
Tripneustesdepressus A. Agassiz, 1863 Not evaluated EP
Cidaroida
Cidaridae Eucidaristhouarsii (L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846) Not evaluated EP
Diadematoida
Diadematidae Centrostephanuscoronatus (Verrill, 1867) Not evaluated EP
ECHINOIDEA Diadematidae Diademamexicanum A. Agassiz, 1863 Not evaluated EP
HOLOTHUROIDEA
Synallactida
Stichopodidae Isostichopusfuscus (Ludwig, 1875) In danger of extinction Subject to special protection EP
CNIDARIA ANTHOZOA
Antipatharia
Antipathidae Antipathesgalapagensis Deichmann, 1941 Not evaluated EP
ARTHROPODA MALACOSTRACA
Decapoda
Inachoididae Stenorhynchusdebilis (Smith, 1871) Not evaluated SP
Palinuridae Panulirusinflatus (Bouvier, 1895) Minor concern ECP
Panulirusinterruptus (Randall, 1840) Minor concern ECP