Family ASPIDODIADEMATIDAE
Compiler and date details
F.W.E. Rowe & J. Gates, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1995) Updated (2001) by Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Introduction
The family Aspidodiadematidae includes two extant genera, with species known from the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic oceans. One species in each genus is recorded in Australian waters.
The family is distinguished from others in the order Diadematoida by the following combination of character states: test fragile, ovoid or spherical; primary tubercles perforate, crenulate; primary spines hollow, central lumen divided into a series of compartments by delicate fenestrated plates connected by slender calcareous strands, spines verticilate, with ambitals elongated and curved downward; lantern diadematoid type.
General References
Fell, H.B. 1966. Echinozoa: Diadematacea. pp. U340-U366a, figs 255-271 in Moore, R.C. (ed.). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part U. Echinodermata. 3. Asterozoa-Echinozoa. Kansas : Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press Vol. 2.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2012 | 17-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |