Species Echinostrephus molaris (Blainville, 1825)
- Echinus molaris Blainville, H.M. de 1825. Oursins. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 37: 59-102 [88].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP EcEs7876, unknown [historical specimen from Aden].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef, WA to Port Jackson, NSW; Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-50 m.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), 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, Gulf of Carpentaria, Lower E coast, N coast, NE coast, NW coast
Oriental Region
- West Pacific Ocean
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, tropical.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567
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
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15-Sep-2023 | 11-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |