Genus Gomophia Gray, 1840

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• Gomophia 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:

   Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840 by monotypy.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

New Caledonia, China, Philippines, West Pacific Ocean

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), 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 concept of the genus is expanded herein to include species formerly included in Nardoa—Nardoa mamillifera Livingstone, 1930, Nardoa rosea H.L. Clark, 1921 and Nardoa sphenisci A.M. Clark, 1967—but in which superomarginal plates alternate in two sizes along the ray; taxonomy presently under review by Rowe, F.W.E. and Marsh, L.M.)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		02-Sep-2014	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)