Species Pseudonepanthia troughtoni (Livingstone, 1934)
- Parasterina troughtoni Livingstone, A.A. 1934. Two new asteroids from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 19(3): 177-180 pl. 18 [179, pl. 18(1-6)].
Type data:
Holotype AM J3978, Albany, King Georges Sound, WA. - Parasterina occidentalis Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1-596, figs 1-64, pls 1-28 [180, pl. 21(5)].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 3332, Cape Peron, WA.
Paratype(s) AM J6178 1 specimen, Freemantle, WA; WAM Z1713 1 specimen (old number: 46–32), Trigg Is, WA; WAM Z1712 1 specimen (old number: 606–31), Cottesloe WA. - Nepanthia hadracantha Clark, A.M. 1966. Port Phillip Survey 1957–63. Echinodermata. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 27: 289-384, figs 1-10, pls 1-4 [320, fig. 3a-b, pl. 3(4-6)].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F45014, Cape Schank, VIC.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Shepherd, S.A. 1968. The shallow-water echinoderm fauna of South Australia. 1. The asteroids. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 14(4): 729-756 [748]
- Rowe, F.W.E. & Marsh, L.M. 1982. 6. A revision of the asterinid genus Nepanthia Gray, 1840 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with the description of three new species. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 16: 89-120 figs 1-6 [94]
Generic Combinations
- Nepanthia troughtoni (Livingstone, 1934).
- Pseudonepanthia troughtoni (Livingstone, 1934).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Wilson's Promontory, Vic to Green Head, WA. Depth range 0-73 m
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, temperate.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (as Parasterina troughtoni Livingstone, 1934, Parasterina occidentalis H.L. Clark, 1938)
Rowe, F.W.E. & Marsh, L.M. 1982. 6. A revision of the asterinid genus Nepanthia Gray, 1840 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), with the description of three new species. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 16: 89-120 figs 1-6
Shepherd, S.A. 1968. The shallow-water echinoderm fauna of South Australia. 1. The asteroids. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 14(4): 729-756
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2012 | 12-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |