Species Microcyphus zigzag L. Agassiz, 1846
- Microcyphus zigzag Agassiz, L. 1846. [Genus and species descriptions]. pp. 305-374 in Agassiz, L. & Desor, E. Catalogue raisonné des familles des genres et des espèces de la Classe de Echinodermes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie 3 6: 325-374 [358].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP EcEs7777 3 specimens, Australia.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Greens Beach, Tas (north Tas only) to Gulf St Vincent, SA. Depth range 0-40 m
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, temperate.
General References
Baker, A.N. 1982. Sea-urchins (Class Echinoidea). 437-454-6 figs pl. 29(5) in Shepherd, S.A. & Thomas, I.M. (eds). Marine Invertebrates of Southern Australia. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Adelaide : Government Printer Part 1 491 pp.
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567
History of changes
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17-Feb-2012 | 17-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |