Species Mesothuria verrilli (Théel, 1886)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Holothuria verrilli Théel, H. 1886. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877–78) in the Caribbean Sea (1879–80), and along the eastern coast of the United States during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. Coast Survey steamer Blake, Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXX. Report on the Holothuroidea. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 13(1): 1-21 1 pl. [6].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 454, off St Vincent (Virgin Ils).
  Paratype(s) MCZ 447; MCZ 448 2 specimens; MCZ 449 1 specimen; MCZ 450 2 specimens; MCZ 451 1 specimen; MCZ 453 2 specimens.
• Mesothuria oktaknemus Sluiter, C. P. 1901. Neue holothurien aus der Tiefsee des Indischen Archipels Gesammelt durch die Siboga-Expedition. Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging 2 7(1): 1-28 [14].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMA E1004 2 specimens, southern Sulawesi (as southern Celebes) (5º40´04˜S 120º45´03˜E), Indonesia.

 

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 examination of available type and other material and re-assessment of original descriptions)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

From Newcastle to Broken Bay NSW; Atlantic Ocean, Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 173-2520 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  • 200 mile fishing zone: SE oceanic

Oriental Region

• West Pacific Ocean

Palaearctic Region

• Atlantic Ocean

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, deposit feeder, detritivore, temperate.

 

General References

Cherbonnier, G. & Féral, J.P. 1981. Echinodermes: Holothuries. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM I: Philippines (18–28 Mars 1976). Collection Mémoires ORSTOM 91: 357-412 figs 1-32 (as Mesothuria oktaknemus Sluiter, 1901)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		11-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)