Species Histocidaris australiae Mortensen, 1928

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Species Histocidaris australiae Mortensen, 1928

Histocidaris australiae Mortensen, T. 1928. New Cidaridae. Preliminary Notice. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 85: 65-74 [66].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC, off NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Off Crowdy Head, NSW to off Flinders Is., Tas. Depth range 180-540 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

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, 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 (may be a synonym of Histocidaris elegans (A. Agassiz, 1879))

Rowe, F.W.E. & Hoggett, A. 1986. The cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 108(4): 225-261 figs 1-15 (not a synonym of Histocidaris elegans (A. Agassiz, 1879))

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)
16-Feb-2012		16-Feb-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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