Species Gomophia watsoni (Livingstone, 1936)
- Ophidiaster watsoni Livingstone, A.A. 1936. Descriptions of new Asteroidea from the Pacific. Records of the Australian Museum 19(6): 383-387 pls 27-28 [386, pl. 28(1,3,5,7)].
Type data:
Holotype AM J5997, Bushy Is., off Mackay, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lizard Is. to Capricorn Group Qld; east Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-35 m
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23), 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. (as Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840, Australian specimens only)
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (as Ophidiaster watsoni Livingstone, 1936)
Endean, R. 1965. Queensland faunistic records Part VIII. Further records of Echinodermata (excluding Crinoidea) from southern Queensland. University of Queensland Papers, Department of Zoology 2(11): 229-235 fig. 1 (as
Rowe, F.W.E. & Pawson, D.L. 1977. A catalogue of echinoderm type-specimens in the Australian Museum, Sydney. Records of the Australian Museum 30(14): 337-364 [348] (incorrectly referred to synonymy of Gomophia egyptiaca Gray, 1840)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 04-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |