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Species Clypeaster australasiae (Gray, 1851)

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Generic Combinations

  • Clypeaster australasiae (Gray, 1851).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Bowen, Qld to Montague Is., NSW and from Lord Howe Is. and Norfolk Is., Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs; (Kermadec Is.). Depth range 0-75 m, Pleistocene deposits from Taiwan


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)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, deposit feeder, inshore, tropical.

 

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)
17-Feb-2012 17-Feb-2012 MOVED
01-Mar-2010 MODIFIED