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Species Astroboa clavata (Lyman, 1861)


Compiler and date details

2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

 

Generic Combinations

  • Astroboa clavata (Lyman, 1861).

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indian, Indo-Pacific, occurrence in Australia doubtful


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, marine.

 

General References

Bell, F.J. 1894. On the echinoderms collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Penguin and by H.M.S. Egeria, when surveying Macclesfield Bank. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1894: 392-413, pls 23-27 [395] (as Astroboa clavata; only record from Australia)

Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Faune de Madagascar. 48. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 272 pp, 77 figs, 17 pls. [16, pl. 1(5-6)] (as Astroboa clavata)

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls. [78-79, 92] (as Astroboa clavata)

Clark, H.L. 1915. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 25(4): 165-376, pls 1-20 [187] (as Astroboa clavata)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [182] (as Astroboa ernae (in part), doubts Bell's record was correctly identified, the only record from Australia)

Koehler, R. 1898. Échinodermes, receuillis par l'Investigator dans l'Océan Indien. II. Les ophiures littorales. Bulletin Scientique de la France et de la Belgique 31: 55-124, pls 2-5 [116] (as Astrophyton clavatum)

Lyman, T. 1882. Ophiuroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 5: 1-385 pls 1-48 [258] (as Astrophyton clavatum)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [363] (as Astroboa clavata)

 

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 22-Jul-2013 MODIFIED
29-Mar-2010 MODIFIED