Species Nudechinus inconspicuus (Mortensen, 1904)

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Species Nudechinus inconspicuus (Mortensen, 1904)

Gymnechinus inconspicuus Mortensen, T. 1904. The Danish Expedition to Siam 1899–1900. II Echinoidea (1). Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes. Selskabs Skrifter. Kjøbenhavn 7 1(1): 1-124 figs 1-10 pls 1-7 [118].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC, Funafuti.

Generic Combinations

Nudechinus inconspicuus (Mortensen, 1904).

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Moreton Bay, Qld (based on several ZMH (previously Museum Godeffroy) specimens labelled Moreton Bay); west Pacific Ocean. Littoral waters

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

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

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

Mortensen, T. 1943. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. III (2). Camarodonta I. Orthopsidae, Glyphocyphidae, Temnopleuridae and Toxopneustidae. Copenhagen : C.A. Reitzel 553 pp. 321 figs 56 pls. [421] (doubts Moreton Bay locality without evidence from finds of new material)

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

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