Species Nectria ocellata Perrier, 1876
- Nectria ocellata Perrier, E. 1876. Révision de la Collection de Stellérides du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 5: 1-104, 209-304 [reprint of excerpts from volumes 4 and 5 as complete copy Paris : C. Reinwald et Cie 384 pp.] [4].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1958.7.30.20, coast of Tasmania.Subsequent designation references:
Zeidler, W. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1986. A revision of the southern Australian starfish genus Nectria (Asteroidea: Oreasteridae), with the description of a new species. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 19(9): 117-138 figs 1-14 [119] (explains rationale for selecting lectotype).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Broughton Is., NSW to western end of Great Australian Bight, (juvenile specimen from Caloundra, Qld (Shepherd 1967) confirmed but locality data considered erroneous). Depth range intertidal to 230 m
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, inshore, marine, temperate.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567
Shepherd, S.A. 1967. A review of the starfish genus Nectria (Asteroidea: Goniasteridae). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 15(3): 463-482 figs 1-4
Zeidler, W. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1986. A revision of the southern Australian starfish genus Nectria (Asteroidea: Oreasteridae), with the description of a new species. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 19(9): 117-138 figs 1-14
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2012 | 12-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |