Species Dermechinus horridus (A. Agassiz, 1879)

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Species Dermechinus horridus (A. Agassiz, 1879)

Echinus horridus Agassiz, A. 1879. Preliminary report of the Echini of the exploring expedition of H.M.S. Challenger. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 190-212 [203].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MCZ 1164, off Tom Bay, southern Chile.

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Brush Is., NSW to South of Tas (TOH); South Africa, New Zealand, Chile. Depth range 180-560 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

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

South Africa

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 mile fishing zone: SE oceanic
New Zealand

Neotropical Region

Chile

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, temperate.

General References

Clark, A.M. & Courtman-Stock, J. 1976. The Echinoderms of Southern Africa. British Museum of Natural History Publication 766: 277 pp, 276 figs

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567

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-May-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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