Species Phyllacanthus longispinus Mortensen, 1918
- Phyllacanthus longispinus Mortensen, T. 1918. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910–1913. XXI. Echinoidea. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 58(9): 1-22 pls 1-5 [4, pls 1-2, 3(2), 5(15)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NHRM Type-? 1 specimen (RMNH specimen apparently lost), northwest Australia and Cape Jaubert, WA.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
NW WA to Torres Strait, Qld, 0-62 m.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: N coast, NE coast, NW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, 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
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) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |