Species Echinothrix calamaris (Pallas, 1774)
- Echinus calamaris Pallas, P.S. 1774. Spicilegia Zoologica. Berlolini : unknown Vol. 10 44 pp. 4 pls. [31, pl. 2(4-8)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (whereabouts undetermined), locality unknown.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtman Abrolhos to Rowley Shoals, WA and Murray Ils, Qld to Byron Bay, NSW; Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-90 m.
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), 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, Central W coast, Great Barrier Reef, 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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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |