Species Phyllacanthus imperialis (Lamarck, 1816)
- Cidarites imperialis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Echinides. pp. 1–59 in, Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Edn 1 Vol. 3. Paris. 1-59 pp. [54].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Red Sea and the Mediterranean.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Darnley Is., Torres Strait to Swain Reefs, Tasman Sea; Indo-west Pacific Ocean, Kermadec Ils. Depth range 0-73 m, Miocene deposits from Madagascar and in Pleistocene deposits from Suez.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
Oriental Region
- West Pacific Ocean
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, tropical.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567
Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1986. South-west Pacific cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) including two new species. Indo-Malayan Zoology 3: 1-13 pls 1-6
Rowe, F.W.E. & Hoggett, A. 1986. The cidarid echinoids (Echinodermata) of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 108(4): 225-261 figs 1-15
History of changes
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |