Species Clypeaster tumidus (Tenison-Woods, 1878)
- Echinanthus tumidus Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1878. The Echini of Australia (including those of the Chevert Expedition). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 145-176 [169].
Type data:
Holotype AM J1348, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Clypeaster tumidus (Tenison-Woods, 1878).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Moreton Bay, Qld to Solitary Ils, NSW recent collections from northern NSW and Lord Howe Is. and southern Qld. Depth range 30-180 m
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, deposit feeder, 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 (as
Mortensen, T. 1948. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. IV (2). Clypeastroida. Clypeastridae, Arachnoididae, Fibulariidae, Laganidae and Scutellidae. Copenhagen : C.A. Reitzel 471 pp. 258 figs 72 pls. [56] (repeated suggestion of
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] (type locality data with holotype is not specific; from recent collections of specimens in the AM it may be concluded that the provenance of the holotype is more likely to have been in N NSW)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2012 | 17-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |