Species Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ferdina heffernani Livingstone, A.A. 1931. On the restriction of the genus Ferdina Gray (Asteroidea). The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 305-309 pls 21-24 [306, pl. 24(1-5)] [as Ferdina heffernanii Livingstone, 1931].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM J5089, southeast side of Santa Cruz Is., Santa Cruz Group, western Pacific.

 

Generic Combinations

• Fromia heffernani (Livingstone, 1931). —
  Mah, C.L. 2017. Overview of the Ferdina-like Goniasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) including a new subfamily, three new genera and fourteen new species. Zootaxa 4271(1): 1-72
• Celerina heffernani (Livingstone, 1931). —
  Liu, J.Y. (ed) 2008. Checklist of Marine Biota of China Seas. Beijing : China Science Press 1267 pp. [in English and Chinese]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Wheeler Reef to Broadhurst Reef, Qld, Christmas Is, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Seringapatam Reef; west-central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-55 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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.

Marsh, L.M. & Marshall, J.I. 1983. Some aspects of the zoogeography of northwestern Australian echinoderms (other than holothurians). Bulletin of Marine Science 33(3): 671-687 figs 1-2

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023	ECHINODERMATA	23-Aug-2023	MODIFIED	Nish Nizar (NMV)
15-Sep-2023		04-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)