Species Acaudina molpadioides (Semper, 1868)
- Haplodactyla molpadioides Semper, C. 1868. Holothurien. Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen 1: 1-288, pls 1-40 [41, pls 9, 10(2a,4,5,9), 13(1-3)].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH E.5237, Bohol, Cebu, Philippines. - Aphelodactyla delicata Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1-596, figs 1-64, pls 1-28 [542, fig. 59].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 1675, off shore between Cape Jaubert and Wallal, WA.
Paratype(s) MCZ 1676 8 specimens; AM J4690 1 specimen, between Cape Jaubert and Wallal, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cherbonnier, G. 1952. Les Holothuries de Quoy et Gaimard. Mémoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 2 44: 1-50 figs 1-16 pls i-iii [250]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Known in Australia from Broome WA; east Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-54 m.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
Oriental Region
- West Pacific Ocean
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, deposit feeder, tropical.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |