Species Dichrometra palmata (Müller, 1841)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Alecto palmata Müller, J. 1841. Über die Gattungen und Arten der Comatulen. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 179-189 [185].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB, India.
• Antedon tener Lütken, C.F. in Schmeltz, J.D.E. 1877. Museum Godeffroy Catalog. VI. Nachträge zu Catalog V. Hamburg : L. Friederichsen & Co. 109 pp. [100] [nom. nud.].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown.
• Antedon gyges Bell, F.J. 1884. Echinodermata. 117-177, 509-512, pls 8-17, 45 in Coppinger, R.W. (ed.). Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific during the voyage of H.M.S. Alert 1881-2. London : Bristish Museum. [155, 160, pl. 12(B,a,b)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1882.2.22.197, Thursday Is., QLD.
• Antedon tenera Hartlaub, C. 1890. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Comatuliden-Fauna des Indischen Archipels. Nachrichten von der Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 5: 168-187 [180].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMH 2313, 2314, Torres Strait, QLD.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Clark, A.H. 1941. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 4a.— Superfamily Mariametrida (except the family Colobometridae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82: 1-603 pls 1-61 [474, 517] (as Lamprometra palmata palmata, Lamprometra palmata gyges)
• 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. [24]

 

Generic Combinations

• Lamprometra palmata (Müller, 1841).
• Dichrometra palmata (Müller, 1841).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

(Perth), Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef, and Timor Sea, WA to South West Rocks, NSW; Indo-Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-51 (?433) m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Lower W coast, N coast, NE coast, NW coast

Oriental Region

• West Pacific Ocean

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, suspension feeder, tropical.

 

General References

Clark, A.H. 1941. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 4a.— Superfamily Mariametrida (except the family Colobometridae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82: 1-603 pls 1-61 (as Lamprometra palmata palmata, Lamprometra palmata gyges)

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.

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

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.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		11-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)