Species Escharella spinosissima (Hincks, 1881)
Compiler and date details
July 2001 - Dr Philip Bock
- Mucronella spinosissima Hincks, T. 1881. Contributions towards a general history of the marine Polyzoa. VI. Polyzoa from Bass's Straits. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 8: 1-14, 122-128 [124].
Type data:
Neotype BMNH 1899.5.1.880 1 colony (Chosen by Brown (1952). May be lectotype), Curtis Island, Bass Strait. - Mucronella mentalis Macgillivray, P.H. 1890. Description of new or little-known Polyzoa. Part 13. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 2: 106-110 [109].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV F45804 3 slides, Port Phillip Heads.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Powell, N.A. 1967. Polyzoa (Bryozoa) - Ascophora - from north New Zealand. Discovery Reports 34: 199-393 [313]
Distribution
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
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
- New Zealand
Ecological Descriptors
Colonial, continental shelf, encrusting, filter-feeder, sessile.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2014 | BRYOZOA Ehrenberg, 1831 | 25-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson (NMV) Elizabeth Greaves (NMV) |
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |