Species Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869)
- Scytaster indicus Perrier, E. 1869. Recherches sur les Pédicellaires et les Ambulacres des Astéries et des Oursins. Paris : Masson 188 pp. [also in Ann. Sci. Nat. 12] [255].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Indian Ocean (as 'Mers des Indes'). - Fromia tumida Bell, F.J. 1882. 4. Descriptions of new or rare species of Asteroidea in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1882(1): 121-124 pl. 6 [124, pl. 6(4-4a)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1888.4.13.3, Sri Lanka (as Ceylon). - Fromia andamanensis Koehler, R. 1909. Deep-Sea Asteroidea. Echinoderma of the Indian Museum. Calcutta : Indian Museum 143 pp. 13 pls. [105, pl. 7(5-6)].
Type data:
Holotype IM, Andaman Ils, Bay of Bengal. - Fromia elegans 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 [43, pl. 7(3), 29(5-6)].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 2306, Murray Is. (as Mer, Murray Ils), Torres Strait, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hayashi, R. 1938. Sea-stars in the vicinity of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan 8: 271-292 [279]
- Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls. [62]
- Marsh, L.M. & Marshall, J.I. 1983. Some aspects of the zoogeography of northwestern Australian echinoderms (other than holothurians). Bulletin of Marine Science 33(3): 671-687 figs 1-2 [675]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtman Abrolhos, WA to Lady Elliott Is., Qld; Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-44 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), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, tropical.
General References
Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls. (also as Fromia elegans H.L. Clark, 1921)
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (as Fromia andamanensis Koehler, 1909, Fromia elegans)
Marsh, L.M. & Marshall, J.I. 1983. Some aspects of the zoogeography of northwestern Australian echinoderms (other than holothurians). Bulletin of Marine Science 33(3): 671-687 figs 1-2 (as Fromia indica/elegans)
History of changes
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