Species Micropyga tuberculata Agassiz, 1879

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Species Micropyga tuberculata Agassiz, 1879

Micropyga tuberculata Agassiz, A. 1879. Preliminary report of the Echini of the exploring expedition of H.M.S. Challenger. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 190-212 [200].
Type data:

Syntype(s) MCZ 693 2 specimens, off Cebu, Philippines; MCZ 745 1 specimen, off Cebu, Philippines; MCZ 4705 1 specimens, off Cebu, Philippines.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Cooks Passage Qld; Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 150-1340 m.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic

Oriental Region

West Pacific Ocean

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, detritivore, herbivore, 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

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		11-May-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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