Species Astropecten vappa Müller & Troschel, 1843
- Astropecten vappa Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. 1843. 1. Neue Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Asteriden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 9(1): 113-131 [119].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 801, southwestern Australia. - Astropecten hartmeyeri 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 [54, 156, pls 5(8), 14(6-6c)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (whereabouts undetermined), Freycinet Reach, Shark Bay, WA. - Astropecten zebra Sladen, W.P. 1883. The Asteroidea of H.M.S. Challenger Expedition.— Part II. Astropectinidae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 17: 214-269 [261].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH, Torres Strait, QLD.
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 [75]
Introduction
Astropecten zebra Sladen, 1883 synonym according to Shepherd (1968).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumaustralian; east Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-128 m
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), 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), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine.
General References
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
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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15-Sep-2023 | ECHINODERMATA | 18-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | Nish Nizar (NMV) |
15-Sep-2023 | 04-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |