Genus Epimenia Nierstrasz, 1908
- Epimenia Nierstrasz, H.F. 1908. Mollusca. VII. Solenogastres. National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904, Natural History 4(7): 1-13 [4].
Type species:
Proneomenia australis Thiele, 1897 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Red Sea.
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.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: NW oceanic
Distribution References
- Baba, K. 1940. The mechanisms of absorption and excretion in a solenogastre, Epimenia verrucosa (Nierstrasz), studied by means of injection methods. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 6: 119-166
- Salvini-Plawen, L.v. 1997. Systematic revision of the Epimeniidae (Mollusca: Solenogastres). Journal of Molluscan Studies 63: 131-155
- Salvini-Plawen, L.v. & Benayahu, Y. 1991. Epimenia arabica spec. nov., a Solenogaster (Mollusca) feeding on the alcyonacean Scleronephthya corymbosa (Cnidaria) from shallow waters of the Red Sea. Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli I: Marine Ecology 12: 139-152
- Scheltema, A.H. & Jebb, M. 1994. Natural history of a solenogaster mollusc from Papua New Guinea, Epimenia australis (Thiele), (Aplacophora: Neomeniomorpha). Journal of Natural History 28: 1297-1318
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |