Species Psammastra murrayi Sollas, 1886
- Psammastra murrayi Sollas, W.J. 1886. Preliminary account of the tetractinellid sponges dredged by H.M.S. Challenger, 1872–1876. Part 1. The Choristida. Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society ns 5: 177-199 [195].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1889.1.1.80 wet, 69 m, Bass Strait, (E Moncoeur Is.) [39°20'S 145°30'E].
Paratype(s) ZMB fragment of type.
Generic Combinations
- Ancorina murrayi (Sollas, 1886). —
Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1–620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] [56]
Introduction
Psammastra is confined to P. murrayi but is potentially allocated to Ecionemia with the only difference being that P.murrayi has a thick cortex that is otherwise absent from species of Ecionemia (R. Van Soest, pers comm.).
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 68 m.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 12-Jan-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |