Species Amblypneustes grandis H.L. Clark, 1912
- Amblypneustes grandis Clark, H.L. 1912. Hawaiian and other Pacific Echini. The Pedinidae, Phymosomatidae, Stomopneustidae, Echinidae, Temnopleuridae, Strongylocentrotidae and Echinometridae. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 34(4): 205-383 pls 90-121 [329, pl. 121(4-6)].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 3298, Western Port, VIC.
Paratype(s) MCZ 3299.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Gabo Is., Vic to Wilson Bluff, SA, to Bruny Is. Tas. Depth range 10-180 m
IMCRA
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, 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 (as
Mortensen, T. 1943. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III (2). Camarodonta I. Orthopsidae, Glyphocyphidae, Temnopleuridae and Toxopneustidae. Copenhagen : C.A. Reitzel 553 pp. 321 figs 56 pls. [200] (recognised as a distinct species)
Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. In, Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995] (treated as distinct species following Mortensen, 1943)
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) |