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Species Mediaster boardmani (Livingstone, 1934)

 

Generic Combinations

  • Mediaster boardmani (Livingstone, 1934).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Brunswick Heads to Montague Is., NSW and off Cape Everard, Vic, and Rottnest Is. to Beagle Is., WA. Depth range 117-540 m


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine, temperate, 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 (as Mediaster boardmani Livingstone)

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] (it is clear from the examination of type and other specimens that this species with pointed tube-feet, does not belong in the genus Mediaster, where it was placed by Clark, H.L. op. cit. [83], but should, on that feature, be placed in a paxillosid genus; the taxonomic position of the species requires review)

 

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