Genus Fromia Gray, 1840
- Fromia Gray, J.E. 1840. A synopsis of the genera and species of the Class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals and Magazine of Natural History ns 6: 175-184, 275-290 [286].
Type species:
Asterias milleporella Lamarck, 1816 by monotypy. - Austrofromia Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 10: 1-224, 38 pls [48].
Type species:
Fromia polypora H.L. Clark, 1916 by original designation. - Celerina Clark, A.M. 1967. Notes on asteroids in the British Museum (Natural History). V. Nardoa and some other ophidiasterids. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 15(4): 169-198 pls 1-6 [193].
Type species:
Ferdina heffernanii Livingstone, 1931 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Rowe, F.W.E. 1989. Nine new deep-water species of Echinodermata from Norfolk Island and Wanganella Bank, northeastern Tasman Sea, with a checklist of the echinoderm fauna. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 111(4): 257-291 12 figs 1 table [289]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Lord Howe Rise - Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. In, Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995] (the genus Fromia in its present state is heterogeneous and the species F. monilis, F. pacifica, F. eustichia and F. hemiopla included here, require re-assignment to a second genus, based principally on the fineness of their granule covering)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | ECHINODERMATA | 23-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | Nish Nizar (NMV) |
| 15-Sep-2023 | 04-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 18-Feb-2010 | MODIFIED |