Species Pentaceraster alveolatus (Perrier, 1875)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Pentaceros alveolatus Perrier, E. 1875. Révision de la Collection de Stellérides du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Paris : C. Reinwald et Cie 384 pp. [also published in Arch. Zool.] [243].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MNHP, New Caledonia; BMNH 1859.7.1.7–10 4 specimens (depository uncertain), New Caledonia.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Houtman Abrolhos WA; west-central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 1-54 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, 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.

 

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)