Species Leptosynapta latipatina H.L. Clark, 1921
- Leptosynapta latipatina 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 [161, pl. 36(12)].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 990, southwest of Friday Is., Torres Strait, QLD. - Leptosynapta dyscrita Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1-596, figs 1-64, pls 1-28 [551, fig. 61].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 1717, Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA.
Paratype(s) MCZ 1718, Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; AM J6465 2 specimens, Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. In, Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995] (based on re-examination of type specimens and new comparative material)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA to Coffs Harbour, NSW. Depth range 0-5 m.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, N coast, NE coast, NW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, deposit feeder, detritivore, inshore, tropical.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (also as Leptosynapta dyscrita H.L. Clark, 1938)
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) |