Species Nepanthia crassa (Gray, 1847)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Patiria crassa Gray, J.E. 1847. 2. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 12: 72-83 [83] [as Patiria? crassa Gray, 1847].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1840.10.17.100, Western Australia.

 

Generic Combinations

• Nepanthia crassa (Gray, 1847).

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cape Naturaliste to Point Cloates WA. Depth range 0-38 m

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, marine, temperate, 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 (as Parasterina crassa (Gray, 1847))

Rowe, F.W.E. & Marsh, L.M. 1982. 6. A revision of the asterinid genus Nepanthia Gray, 1840 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with the description of three new species. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 16: 89-120 figs 1-6

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		04-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)