Species Asterometra mirifica A.H. Clark, 1909

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Species Asterometra mirifica A.H. Clark, 1909

Asterometra mirifica Clark, A.H. 1909. New Recent Indian crinoids. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 22: 143-152 [146].
Type data:
Holotype IM 8658/9, Sahul Bank, 10º30´S 125ºE, Timor Sea.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Sahul Bank, WA to off Melville Island, NT; west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 73-183 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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: N coast

Oriental Region

West Pacific Ocean

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, marine, suspension feeder, tropical.

General References

Clark, A.H. 1947. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 4b.— Superfamily Mariametrida (concluded—the family Colobometridae) and superfamily Tropiometrida (except the families Thalassometridae and Charitometridae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82: 1-473 pls 1-43

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)
15-Sep-2023		11-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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