Species Fromia pacifica H.L. Clark, 1921

Museums

Regional Maps

• Fromia pacifica 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 [42, pl. 31(5-6)].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 747, Hawaiian Ils.
  Paratype(s) MCZ 1796.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Houtman Abrolhos, WA to Swain Reefs, Qld; Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 15-62 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

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, continental shelf, 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.

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		04-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		18-Feb-2010	MODIFIED