Species Psammochela chaliniformis (Carter, 1885)
- Dysidea chaliniformis Carter, H.J. 1885. Description of sponges from the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 15: 196-222 [217] [type series composite, excluded syntype to
Dactylia varia (Gray)].Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1886.12.15.341 dry (=AM G2828 slide), 35 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC; BMNH 1886.12.15.343 dry (NMV photos 47/7,8), 35 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Torres Strait, Darnley Is., Lenden Bank, Port Jackson, Port Phillip Heads, and also Antarctic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 31–256 m.
General References
De Voogd, N.J. 2012. On sand-bearing myxillid sponges, with a description of Psammochel tutiae sp.nov. (Poecilosclerida, Myxillina) from the northern Moluccas, Indonesia. Zootaxa 3155: 21-28 [25]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |