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Species Cryptopelta granulifera H.L. Clark, 1909


Compiler and date details

2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific, South Pacific


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine.

 

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. [88-89, , fig. 45b, 55c-d] (as Cryptopelta granulifera)

Clark, H.L. 1915. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 25(4): 165-376, pls 1-20 [307, pl. 17(6-7)] (as Cryptopelta granulifera)

Clark, H.L. 1932. Echinodermata (other than Asteroidea) of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928–29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4(7): 197-239 figs 1-9 pl. 1 [209-210] (as Cryptopelta granulifera)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [264] (as Cryptopelta granulifera)

Marsh, L.M., Vail, L.L., Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1993. Part 6. Echinoderms of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. pp. 53-65 2 tables in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Marine faunal surveys of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island North-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 91 pp. [62] (as Cryptopelta granulifera)

McKnight, D.G. 1989. Further records of Tasman and Coral Sea echinoderms. DMFS Reports 3: 3-18 [12-13] (as Cryptopelta granulifera)

Mortensen, T. 1933. Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–16. LXIII. Biological observations on ophiurids, with descriptions of two new genera and four new species. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 93: 171-194, 7 figs, pl. 7 [190-191] (as Cryptopelta granulifera)

Price, A.R.G. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1996. Indian Ocean echinoderrms collected during the 'Sindbad' voyage (1980-81): 3. Ophiuroidea and Echinoidea. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 62(2): 71-82 [78] (as Cryptopelta granulifera)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [394-395] (as Cryptopelta granulifera; comparison of specimens in the AM collection shows that the species Cryptopelta tecta Koehler, 1922 and Cryptopelta aster var. longibrachialis Koehler, 1930 may prove to be conspecific with Cryptopelta granulifera H.L. Clark, 1909)

 

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 22-Jul-2013 MODIFIED
29-Mar-2010 MODIFIED