Species Laetmogone violacea Théel, 1879
- Laetmogone violacea Théel, H. 1879. Preliminary report on the Holothuridae of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, under Professor Sir C. Wyville Thomson. Part 1. Bihang till Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 5(19): 3-20 pls 1-2 [11, pl. 1(14)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1883.6.18.46, ?Australia.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Off Sandy Cape, Qld to TAS; Atlantic Ocean, Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 225-1804 m.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic, SE oceanic
Oriental Region
- West Pacific Ocean
Palaearctic Region
- Atlantic Ocean
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, deposit feeder, temperate.
General References
Hansen, B. 1975. Systematics and biology of the deep-sea holothurians. Part I. Elasipoda. Galathea Report 13: 1-262 figs 1-125 pls 1-14
Rowe, F.W.E. 1989. Nine new deep-water species of Echinodermata from Norfolk Island and Wanganella Bank, northeastern Tasman Sea, with a checklist of the echinoderm fauna. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 111(4): 257-291 12 figs 1 table
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |