Species Hyrtios communis (Carter, 1885)
- Hircinia communis Carter, H.J. 1885. Description of sponges from the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 15: 301-321 [314].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1886.12.15.304 dry (NMV photo 54/35, =AM G2848 slide - egaz), 37 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC [38°07'S 144°48'E]; BMNH 1886.12.15.305 dry (=AM G2844 slide - egaz), 37 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC [38°07'S 144°48'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wiedenmayer, F. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Port Jackson, Port Phillip Heads; reported synonymy with Hyrtios altus Poléjaeff, 1884, from the South Atlantic (Wiedenmayer, F. in Wiedenmayer, F. & Hooper, J.N.A. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1–620 in Wells, A. (ed). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 pp. xiii 624. P. 231) is rejected here and communis is reinstated.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 36–137 m.
General References
Wiedenmayer, F. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] [231] (as junior synonym of Hyrtios altus (Poléjaef, 1884))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |