Family CIDARIDAE


Compiler and date details

F.W.E. Rowe & J. Gates, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1995) Updated (2001) by Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Introduction

The Cidaridae are a cosmopolitan family comprising 29 extant genera. Ten of these are recorded in Australian waters, represented by 26 species.

Cidarids, included in the order Cidaroida, are distinguished from other cidaroid families by the following character states: test rigid; pore pairs usually form single, vertical series with adoral pluriseries in some species; test plates not compound.

 

General References

Fell, H.B. 1966. Echinozoa: Cidaroids. pp. U312-U339 figs 235-254 in Moore, R.C. (ed.). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part U. Echinodermata. 3. Asterozoa-Echinozoa. Kansas : Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press Vol. 1.

Mortensen, T. 1928. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea. Copenhagen : C.A. Reitzel 551 pp. 73 figs 88 pls.

Rowe, F.W.E. & Hoggett, A. 1986. The cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 108(4): 225-261 figs 1-15

Smith, A.B. & Wright, C.W. 1989. British Cretaceous Echinoids. Part 1. General Introduction and Cidaroida. Monogr. Palaeontogr. Soc. London pp. 1–101 pls 1–32 (Publn No. 578, part of Vol. 141 for 1987).

 

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Genus Acanthocidaris Mortensen, 1903

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia


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IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Oriental Region

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Species Acanthocidaris curvatispinis (Bell, 1892)

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

South of Jurien Bay, WA and Ballina to South Solitary Is., NSW; Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 40-355 m.


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IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Oriental Region

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, tropical.

 

General References

Mortensen, T. 1928. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea. Copenhagen : C.A. Reitzel 551 pp. 73 figs 88 pls. (as Acanthocidaris hastigera A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907, Acanthocidaris maculicollis De Meijere, 1904)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Hoggett, A. 1986. The cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 108(4): 225-261 figs 1-15

 

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Genus Chondrocidaris A. Agassiz, 1863

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


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IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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Australian Region

Oriental Region

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Species Chondrocidaris brevispina H.L. Clark, 1925

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Rowley Shoals (LM), Pith Reef, Palm Passage Qld; west-central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-15 m.


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IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Oriental Region

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, tropical.

 

General References

Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1986. South-west Pacific cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) including two new species. Indo-Malayan Zoology 3: 1-13 pls 1-6

Mortensen, T. 1928. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea. Copenhagen : C.A. Reitzel 551 pp. 73 figs 88 pls.

 

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Genus Eucidaris Pomel, 1883

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


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IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Oriental Region

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Species Eucidaris australiae Mortensen, 1950

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

East of Albany, 69 m.

Known only from type locality.


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IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Province (31)

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Australian Region

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Species Eucidaris metularia (Lamarck, 1816)

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Osprey Reef to Lady Elliott Is., Qld, Tasman Sea, NSW and Monte Bello Is. and Timor Sea, WA to Evans and Flinders Shoals, NT; Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-570 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.

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Oriental Region

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, tropical.

 

General References

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

Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1986. South-west Pacific cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) including two new species. Indo-Malayan Zoology 3: 1-13 pls 1-6

Marsh, L.M., Vail, L.L., Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1993. Part 6. Echinoderms of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. pp. 53-65 2 tables in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Marine faunal surveys of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island North-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 91 pp.

Rowe, F.W.E. & Hoggett, A. 1986. The cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 108(4): 225-261 figs 1-15

 

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Genus Goniocidaris Desor, 1846

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia


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IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), 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), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Oriental Region

General References

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] (Agassiz (1972) gave a description of Stephanocidaris and included the species Cidarites bispinosa Lamarck, 1816. [434] lists Stephanocidaris sensu A. Agassiz, 1872 as a synonym of Prionocidaris A. Agassiz, 1863 and [161] explains the problem of recognising Cidarites geranoides Lamarck, 1816 as the type species)

 

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Species Goniocidaris impressa Koehler, 1926

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania


Extra Distribution Information

Circum-Tas and Waterloo Bay, Wilson's Promontory, Vic to Spencer Gulf, SA. Depth range 9-160 m.


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IMCRA

Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, temperate.

 

General References

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. & Hoggett, A. 1986. The cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 108(4): 225-261 figs 1-15 (fig. 5B, not 5C which =Goniocidaris tubaria (Lamarck, 1816)

 

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Species Goniocidaris sibogae Mortensen, 1928

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania


Extra Distribution Information

Norah Heads, NSW to off Cape Pillar, Tas; west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 36-490 m.


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IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Oriental Region

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, temperate.

 

General References

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

Dartnall, A.J. 1980. Tasmanian Echinoderms. Fauna of Tasmania Handbook No. 3. Hobart : Fauna of Tasmania Committee 82 pp. 36 figs 5 pls. (as Goniocidaris australiae Mortensen, 1928)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Hoggett, A. 1986. The cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 108(4): 225-261 figs 1-15

 

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Species Goniocidaris tubaria (Lamarck, 1816)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Ballina, NSW to north of Perth, WA. Depth range 0-630 m.


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IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), 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), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, inshore, temperate.

 

General References

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

Dartnall, A.J. 1980. Tasmanian Echinoderms. Fauna of Tasmania Handbook No. 3. Hobart : Fauna of Tasmania Committee 82 pp. 36 figs 5 pls.

Rowe, F.W.E. & Hoggett, A. 1986. The cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 108(4): 225-261 figs 1-15 (fig 5C, not 5B which =Goniocidaris impressa Koehler, 1926, due to printing error)

 

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Genus Phyllacanthus Brandt, 1835

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia


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IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), 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), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Oriental Region

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