Species Nudechinus darnleyensis (Tenison-Woods, 1878)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Echinus darnleyensis Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1878. The Echini of Australia (including those of the Chevert Expedition). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 145-176 [165].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) AM J1297 5 specimens, Cape Grenville and Darnley Is., Torres Strait, N QLD; NMV H135 1 specimen, Darnley Is, Torres Strait, Qld.

 

Generic Combinations

• Nudechinus darnleyensis (Tenison-Woods, 1878).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay, WA to Moreton Bay, Qld. Depth range 0-36 m

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, tropical.

 

General References

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls.

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

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		18-May-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)