Species Protoreaster nodulosus (Perrier, 1875)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Pentaceros nodulosus 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.] [53, 237].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, MNHP, Australia.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Houtman Abrolhos to Admiralty Gulf WA. Depth range 0-57 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

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.

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		04-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)