Species Meridiastra atyphoida (H.L. Clark, 1916)
- Asterina atyphoida Clark, H.L. 1916. I. Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Endeavour Research 4(1): 1-123 figs 1-11 pls 1-44 [57, pl. 17(1-2)].
Type data:
Holotype AM E6303, 15 miles NW of Cape Jervis, SA.
Paratype(s) AM E859 2 specimens, Kangaroo Is, SA; MCZ.
Generic Combinations
- Meridiastra atyphoida (H.L. Clark, 1916).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Port Albert, Vic (TOH) to Rottnest Is., WA. Depth range 0-40 m
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, temperate.
General References
Clark, A.M. 1966. Port Phillip Survey 1957–63. Echinodermata. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 27: 289-384, figs 1-10, pls 1-4
Marsh, L.M. & Pawson, D.L. 1993. Echinoderms of Rottnest Island. pp. 279-304 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., Kirkman, H. & Lethbridge, R. (eds). Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 2 vols 634 pp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 14-Sep-2015 | 12-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |