Species Neocucumella fracta O'Loughlin & O'Hara, 1993

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Species Neocucumella fracta O'Loughlin & O'Hara, 1993

Neocucumella fracta O'Loughlin, P.M. & O'Hara, T.D. 1993. New cucumariid holothurians (Echinodermata) from southern Australia, including two brooding and one fissiparous species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 53(2): 227-266, figs 1-8 pls 1-10 [Date published 1993: imprint date of 31 December 1992; available 1993] [250].
Type data:
Holotype SAM K1797, Point Lowly, Spencer Gulf, SA, 33º01´S 137º48´E.
Paratype(s) SAM K1817 1 specimen; SAM K1792 1 specimen; SAM K1796 1 specimen; SAM K1802 1 specimen; SAM K1793 2 specimens.

Distribution

States

South Australia, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

E Bass Strait, Vic to Spencer Gulf, SA. Depth range 10-71 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)

IMCRA

Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, suspension feeder.

General References

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [406] (misidentified as Mensamaria bicolumnata (Dendy & Hindle, 1907))

Joshua, E.C. & Creed, E. 1915. South Australian Holothuroidea, with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 39: 16-24 pls 2-4 [19] (misidentified as Pseudocucumis bicolumnatus (Dendy & Hindle, 1907))

Rowe, F.W.E. 1982. Sea-cucumbers (Class Holothurioidea). 454-476-11 figs pls 29(6), 30(3-4), 31(1) 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. [467] (misidentified as Neocucumella bicolumnata (Dendy & Hindle, 1907))

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)
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