Genus Cephalodiscus M'Intosh, 1882

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Genus Cephalodiscus M'Intosh, 1882

Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement

Ridewood, W.G. 1907. Pterobranchia. Cephalodiscus. pp. 1–67 pls 1–7 in, National Antarctic Expedition 1901–1904. Natural History. London : British Museum. [7]

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Antarctic to Subantarctic and widely separated temperate and tropical localities in both hemispheres (Weddell Sea, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, Southern Ocean, Indonesian waters).

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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Australian Antarctic Territory

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Madagascar
South Africa

Antarctic Region

Australian Antarctic Territory

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, Lower W coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef
- Western Australia: SW coast
New Caledonia
New Zealand

Neotropical Region

Bermuda
Falkland Islands

Oriental Region

Indonesia

Distribution References

Johnston, T.H. & Muirhead, N.G. 1951. Cephalodiscus. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1928–31 B 1(3): 89-120-3 pls (species collected in waters off Australian Antarctic Territories)
Markham, J.C. 1971. The species of Cephalodiscus collected during operation Deep Freeze, 1956–1959. Biology of the Antarctic Seas. Antarctic Research Series 17: 83-110
van der Horst, C.J. 1939. Hemichordata. pp. 1-737 in Bronn, H.G. (ed.). Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Tier-Reichs. Leipzig : Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H. Vol. 4(2). [published 1927–1939] [528] (also pp. 416–418 for historic survey of genus and subgenera)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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