Species Phyllacanthus irregularis Mortensen, 1928

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• Phyllacanthus irregularis Mortensen, T. 1928. New Cidaridae. Preliminary Notice. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 85: 65-74 [74].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMUC (depository uncertain), 'West and South Australia'.

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Port Willunga, SA to Houtman Abrolhos, WA (LM). Depth range not stated, considered littoral.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, temperate.

 

General References

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567

Mortensen, T. 1928. A Monograph of the Echinoidea. I. Cidaroidea. Copenhagen : C.A. Reitzel 551 pp. 73 figs 88 pls.

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

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		11-May-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)