Species Goniodiscaster forficulatus (Perrier, 1875)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Goniodiscus forficulatus Perrier, E. 1875. Révision de la Collection de Stellérides du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Paris : C. Reinwald et Cie 384 pp. [also published in Arch. Zool.] [50, 234].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH, Migupou, Philippines.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay to Monte Bello Ils WA; east Indo-Pacific Ocean. Depth range 30-144 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, 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.

 

History of changes

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