Species Leuconia hispida Carter, 1886

Museums

Leuconia hispida Carter, H.J. 1886. Description of sponges from the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 18: 126-149 [128] [holotype is implied in the original description; this is supported by the respective entries in the BMNH Register].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.7.12.25 wet 1/2 specimen, Port Phillip Heads or Westernport Bay, VIC [38°07'S 144°48'E or 38°22'S 145°20'E].
Secondary source:
Burton, M. 1963. A Revision of the Classification of the Calcareous Sponges. London : British Museum pp. 1-693 figs 1-375. [627].

New South Wales, Victoria

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
21-Dec-2011		21-Dec-2011	MOVED
		23-Feb-2012	MODIFIED