Species Heliocidaris australiae (A. Agassiz, 1872)

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Species Heliocidaris australiae (A. Agassiz, 1872)

Sphaerechinus australiae Agassiz, A. 1872. Preliminary notice of a few species of Echini. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 3(4): 55-58 [55].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MCZ 1585 2 specimens, Australia.

Generic Combinations

Heliocidaris australiae (A. Agassiz, 1872). —
Hart, M.W., Jeffery, C.H. & Emlet, R.B. 2011. Molecular phylogeny of echinometrid sea urchins: more species of Heliocidaris with derived modes of reproduction. Invertebrate Biology 130(2): 175-185

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Port Phillip Bay, Vic to Port Lincoln, SA. Depth range 0-70 m

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, temperate.

General References

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567

Dartnall, A.J. 1980. Tasmanian Echinoderms. Fauna of Tasmania Handbook No. 3. Hobart : Fauna of Tasmania Committee 82 pp. 36 figs 5 pls.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
25-Feb-2012	25-Feb-2012	MOVED
15-Sep-2023	17-Feb-2012	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)

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