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Species Polycarpa aurita (Sluiter, 1890)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Japan Sea, Caribbean, west Pacific Ocean, tropical west Atlantic Ocean.


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

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
    • Queensland: Central E coast, NE coast
    • Western Australia: Central W coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NW coast
  • New Caledonia

Neotropical Region

Oriental Region

  • Indonesia
  • Philippines

Palaearctic Region

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Low tide–40 m, on silt, sand and coral substrates.

 

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)
14-Dec-2012 14-Dec-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)