Species Astropecten carcharicus Döderlein, 1917

Museums

Regional Maps

• Astropecten carcharicus Döderlein, L. 1917. Die Asteriden der Siboga Expedition. I. Die Gattung Astropecten und ihre Stammesgeschichte. Siboga-Expéditie Report 46(a): 1-191 figs 1-20 pls 1-17 [53, 140, pls 5(9-10), 13(7-7a)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (whereabouts undetermined), Shark Bay, WA.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay to Barrow Is. WA; Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 2-4 m

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, marine, tropical.

 

General References

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.

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567

Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. In, Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995] (Astropecten carcharicus Döderlein, 1917, Astropecten hemprichi Döderlein, 1917 (Red Sea) and Astropecten carcharicus formosanus Döderlein, 1917 (south coast of Formosa) are possible synonyms but more material is needed for thorough comparisons)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		04-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)