Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

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Species Goniodiscaster acanthodes H.L. Clark, 1938

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

  • 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] (colour difference in life was the only character Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1–596 figs 1–64 pls 1–28 [88] used to distinguish G. bicolor from G. acanthodes, museum material being virtually indistinguishable; the species are considered conspecific herein following the implication of 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)

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Exmouth Gulf, WA to the Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld. Depth range 0-46 m.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, marine, tropical.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023 04-Dec-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)