Species Colochirus robustus Östergren, 1898

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Species Colochirus robustus Östergren, 1898

Colochirus robustus Östergren, H. 1898. 2. Zur Anatomie der Dendrochiroten, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Arten. Zoologischer Anzeiger 21(552): 133-136 [134].
Type data:
Holotype ZIUU (depository uncertain), Korea Strait, off South Korea.
Colochirus robustoides Ekman, S. 1918. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. XIX. Holothurioidea. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 58(6): 1-70 pls 1-5 [18, pls 1(5-6), 3(10-12)].
Type data:

Syntype(s) NHRM Type-1102, off Cape Jaubert, WA; NHRM Type-1463, off Cape Jaubert, WA; NHRM Type-1467, off Cape Jaubert, WA.
Colochirus luteus Sluiter, C. P. 1901. Die Holothurien der Siboga Expedition. Siboga-Expéditie Report 44: 1-142 pls 1-10 [100, pls 2(6), 7(2)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA E1018, E1025, E1035, E1304 20 specimens, Indo-Malayan Region.
Colochirus squamatus Sluiter, C. P. 1901. Die Holothurien der Siboga Expedition. Siboga-Expéditie Report 44: 1-142 pls 1-10 [101, pl. 8(3)].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA E1007, off Timor (9º00´02˜S 126º24´03˜E), Indonesia.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

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] (based on a re-assessment of the original descriptions and examination of specimens of Colochirus luteus Sluiter, 1901 (possibly syntypes) from the Siboga Expedition collections in the Amsterdam Museum)

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Scott Reef and Cape Jaubert WA; Indo-Malayan Region. Depth range 7-112 m.

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

Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: NW coast

Oriental Region

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, suspension feeder, 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. (as Pentacta robusta (Östergren, 1898))

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (as Pentacta robustoides (Ekman, 1918), Pentacta robusta (Östergren, 1898))

Marsh, L.M. 1986. Echinoderms. pp. 63-74 in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Faunal Surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef and Seringapatam Reef, northwestern Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 25: 1-106 (as Pentacta lutea (Sluiter, 1901))

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)
15-Sep-2023		11-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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