Species Polyplectana kefersteinii (Selenka, 1867)
- Synapta kefersteinii Selenka, E. 1867. Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Holothurien. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 17: 291-374 pls 17-20 [360, pl. 20(120-121)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MCZ 415 6 specimens, Hawaiian Ils (as Sandwich Inseln).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef WA, Murray Ils to Low Is., Qld and Middleton Reef, Tasman Sea; east Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-77 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
Oriental Region
- West Pacific Ocean
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, deposit feeder, detritivore, 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
Marsh, L.M., Vail, L.L., Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1993. Part 6. Echinoderms of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. pp. 53-65 2 tables in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Marine faunal surveys of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island North-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 91 pp.
History of changes
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15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |