Species Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) elegans (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)
- Sternaspis elegans Chamisso, A. de & Eysenhardt, C.G. 1821. De animalibus quibusdam e classe vermium linneana. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum 10: 343-374.
Type data:
Status unknown, "small islands of the Pacific Ocean". - Aspidosiphon ravus Sluiter, C.P. 1886. Beiträge zu der Kenntniss der Gephyreen aus dem Malayischen Archipel. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 45: 471-517 [495].
Type data:
Status unknown, Malaysia. - Aspidosiphon exilis Sluiter, C.P. 1886. Beiträge zu der Kenntniss der Gephyreen aus dem Malayischen Archipel. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 45: 471-517 [497].
Type data:
Status unknown, Indonesia. - Aspidosiphon spinosus Sluiter, C.P. 1902. Die Sipunculiden und Echiuriden der Siboga-Expedition, nebst Zusammenstellung der Ueberdies aus den indischen Archipel bekannten Arten. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 25: 1-53 [28].
Type data:
Status unknown, Indonesia. - Aspidosiphon brocki Augener, H. 1903. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Gephyreen nach Untersuchung der im Göttinger zoologischen Museum befindlichen Sipunculiden und Echiuren. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 69: 297-371 [328].
Type data:
Status unknown, Malaysia. - Aspidosiphon spinalis Ikeda, I. 1904. The gephyrea of Japan. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 20(4): 1-87 [47].
Type data:
Status unknown, Japan. - Aspidosiphon carolinus Sato, H. 1935. Sipunculoidea and Echiuroidea of West Caroline Islands. Science Reports of the Tôhoku University 4 10: 299-329 [318].
Type data:
Status unknown, West Caroline Islands. - Aspidosiphon homomyarium Johnson, P. 1964. Two species of Aspidosiphon (Sipunculoidea). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 13(7): 331-335 [332].
Type data:
Status unknown, west coast of India.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread and common in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, Red Sea and Caribbean Sea; not known from the eastern pacific or eastern Atlantic Oceans.
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
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Mauritius
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
- Hawaii
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
- Philippines
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, rock reef, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Lives in dead coral and soft rock in shallow waters.
General References
Edmonds, S.J. 1980. A review of the systematics of Australian sipunculans (Sipuncula). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 18: 1-74 [44-46] (as Aspidosiphon elegans elegans)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2023 | 10-Jul-2023 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |