Species Porcellanaster ceruleus Thomson, 1877
- Porcellanaster ceruleus Thomson, W.C. 1877. The voyage of the Challenger. The Atlantic 1: Vol. 1 424 pp.; Vol. 2 396 pp. [378, figs 97-98].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1890.5.7.118 3 specimens, south east of New York, (USA); BMNH 1890.5.7.119 2 specimens, south east of New York, (USA); BMNH 1890.5.7.120 13 specimens, south east of New York, (USA).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Samples from SE Australia continental slope. Depth range 540-6040 m
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, deposit feeder, marine, temperate.
General References
Clark, A.M. 1989. An index of names of recent Asteroidea—Part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida. pp. 225-347 in Jangoux, M. & Lawrence, J.M. (eds). Echinoderm Studies. Rotterdam : A.A. Balkema Vol. 3.
Clark, H.E.S. 1970. Sea-stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Eltanin Cruise 26, with a review of the New Zealand asteroid fauna. Zoological Publications of the Victoria University, Wellington 52: 1-34 figs 1-3 pls 1-3
History of changes
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 04-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |