Species Astrothrombus vecors (Koehler, 1904)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Astrotoma vecors Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [155-157, pl. 21(9), 27(9-10), 32(2)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMA E2055, E2056 3 specimens, Indo-Malayan Region [5°28'24"S, 132°00'12"E and 10°39'S, 123°40'E].

 

Generic Combinations

• Astrothrombus vecors (Koehler, 1904).

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific, South Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Norfolk Island Province (21)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine.

 

General References

Baker, A.N. 1980. Euryalinid Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Australia, New Zealand, and the south-west Pacific Ocean. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 11-83 figs 1-33 [34-35, fig. 9, 31] (as Astrothrombus vecors)

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 [189] (as Astrothamnus vecors)

Döderlein, L. 1930. Die Ophiuroiden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 2. Euryale. Deutsche Tiefsee-Expedition 1898–1899 22(6): 349–396, figs 1–24, pls 14–16 [376, fig. 1a, 4, 14d, pl. 1(8)] (as Astrostephanus vecors)

Matsumoto, H. 1915. A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 67(1): 43-92 [59] (as Astrothamnus vercors)

McKnight, D.G. 2000. The marine fauna of New Zealand: Basket-stars and snake-stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Euryalinida). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir 115: 1-79 [65-66, fig. 32, pl. 31] (as Astrothrombus vecors)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [367] (as Astrothrombus vecors)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		22-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
		29-Mar-2010	MODIFIED