Species Holothuria (Cystipus) inhabilis Selenka, 1867

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Species Holothuria (Cystipus) inhabilis Selenka, 1867

Holothuria inhabilis Selenka, E. 1867. Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Holothurien. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 17: 291-374 pls 17-20 [333, pl. 19(73-74)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MCZ 648 5 specimens, Hawaiian and Society Ils (as Sandwich Islands, Gesellschaftinseln).
Holothuria hypamma Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 10: 1-224, 38 pls [177, pl. 38(20-24)].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 1029, southeastern reef flat, Murray Is. (as Mer, Murray Ils), Torres Strait, QLD.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [433]

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North West Cape, WA to Heron Is., Qld; east Pacific Ocean, west central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-200 m. Nearctic Region

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)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, N coast, NE coast, NW coast
- 200 mile fishing zone: SE oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, deposit feeder, detritivore, 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.

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

Marsh, L.M., Vail, L.L., Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1993. Part 6. Echinoderms of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. pp. 53-65 2 tables in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Marine faunal surveys of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island North-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 91 pp.

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		11-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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