Species Amphimetra tessellata (Müller, 1841)
- Alecto tessellata Müller, J. 1841. Über die Gattungen und Arten der Comatulen. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 179-189 [184] [Clark, A.H. 1941. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 4a.— Superfamily Mariametrida (except the family Colobometridae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82: 1–603 pls 1–61 (371) comments that the 'type specimen of Alecto tessellata was presented to the Bamberg Museum by Johann Lucas Schonlëin...' and that it has not been re-examined since first described].
Type data:
Holotype (?Bamberg Museum, Clarke (1941: 371) comments that the 'type specimen of Alecto tessellata was presented to the Bamberg Museum by Johann Lucas Schonlëin...' and that it has not been re-examined since first described), India. - Amphimetra discoidea Clark, A.H. 1911. Crinoidea. pp. 435-467 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Fischer Vol. 3(13). [459].
Type data:
Holotype ZMH (depository uncertain), ?vicinity of Perth, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Clark, A.H. 1941. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 4a.— Superfamily Mariametrida (except the family Colobometridae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82: 1-603 pls 1-61 [360]
Generic Combinations
- Amphimetra tessellata (Müller, 1841).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Fremantle, WA to Swain Reefs, QLD; east Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-109 (?183) m.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast, Great Barrier Reef, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast
Oriental Region
- West Pacific Ocean
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, suspension feeder, tropical.
General References
Clark, A.H. 1941. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 4a.— Superfamily Mariametrida (except the family Colobometridae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82: 1-603 pls 1-61 (as
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (as
History of changes
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