Species Cheiraster richardsoni Fell, 1958

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cheiraster richardsoni Fell, H.B. 1958. Deep-sea echinoderms of New Zealand. Zoological Publications of the Victoria University, Wellington 24: 1-40, pls 1-5 [7, pl. 1F,H].

  Type data:

   Holotype VUW (Zool. Dept), Cook Strait, New Zealand.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Off Broken Bay, NSW to Gabo Is., Vic; New Zealand. Depth range 630-1700 m

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine, temperate.

 

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] (Australian specimens may represent a new species of Cheiraster Studer, 1883)

 

History of changes

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