Genus Perophora Wiegmann, 1835
- Perophora Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1835. Tunicata. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 1(1): 309 [309] [without included species].
Type species:
Perophora listeri Forbes, 1848 by subsequent monotypy, see Forbes, E. & Hanley, S.C.T. 1952. A History of British Mollusca and their Shells. 1848–1952. London : John van Voorst Vol. 1,2 & 4 (appendix) pp. 1-54, 369-376, 244-246. [28].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical west Pacific Ocean to Japan, north-east Pacific Ocean, tropical west Atlantic Ocean, east Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, NE coast, NE oceanic
- Tasmania: Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Lower W coast, SW coast
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Palau
Oriental Region
- Philippines
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Distribution References
- Berrill, N.J. 1950. The Tunicata. Ray Society Publications 133: 1-354
- Hartmeyer, R. 1924. Ascidiacea, part II. Zugleich eine Übersicht über die Arktische und boreale Ascidienfauna auf tiergeographischer Grundlage. Ingolf-Exped 2(7): 1-275
- Kott, P. 1985. The Australian Ascidiacea Pt 1, Phlebobranchia and Stolidobranchia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 23: 1-440
- Millar, R.H. 1982. The marine fauna of New Zealand. Memoirs of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 85: 1-117
- Van Name, W.G. 1945. The North and South American ascidians. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 84: 1-476
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2012 | 14-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |