Species Petricia vernicina (Lamarck, 1816)
- Asterias vernicina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Stellerides. In Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : Verdière Vol. 2 pp. 522-568. [554].
Type data:
Status unknown, MNHP, Australian seas (as 'les mers australes?'). - Petricia punctata Gray, J.E. 1847. 2. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 12: 72-83 [81].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1846.8.4.16, Stephens Is., Torres Strait (as 'Reef of Attagor'), QLD. - Asteropsis imperialis Farquhar, H. 1898. A contribution to the history of New Zealand echinoderms. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 26: 186-198 pls 13-14 [193, pl. 13(1-2)].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (whereabouts undetermined), Raoul Is. Kermadec Ils, SW Pacific. - Petricia obesa Clark, H.L. 1923. Some echinoderms from West Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 35: 229-251 pl. 13 [241, pl. 13(1-2)].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown, Pelsart Is., Houtman Abrolhos, WA.
Paratype(s) MCZ 2773.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [110] (includes Petricia punctata)
- Shepherd, S.A. 1968. The shallow-water echinoderm fauna of South Australia. 1. The asteroids. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 14(4): 729-756 [743] (adds Petricia obesa)
- Marsh, L.M. 1991. Shallow water echinoderms of the Albany region, south-western Australia. pp. 439-482 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., Kirkman, H. & Lethbridge, R. (eds). Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum Vol. 2 722 pp. [448] (adds Asteropsis imperialis)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Caloundra, Qld to Houtman Abrolhos, WA; Kermadec Ils, southwest Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-60 m.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), 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), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, 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 Petricia obesa H.L. Clark, 1923)
Shepherd, S.A. 1968. The shallow-water echinoderm fauna of South Australia. 1. The asteroids. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 14(4): 729-756
History of changes
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |