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Species Plesiocolochirus armatus (Marenzeller, 1882)

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Off Port Hedland, WA to Heron Is., Qld; Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-37 m.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, N coast, NE coast, NW coast

Oriental Region

  • West Pacific Ocean

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, suspension feeder, 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. (as Pentacta armatus (Marenzeller, 1881), Pentacta scandens (Sluiter, 1887) and Pentacta loeppenthini (Heding, 1940))

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023 04-Sep-2014 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)