Species Pseudophidiaster rhysus H.L. Clark, 1916
- Pseudophidiaster rhysus Clark, H.L. 1916. I. Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Endeavour Research 4(1): 1-123 figs 1-11 pls 1-44 [55, pl. 16(1-2)].
Type data:
Holotype AM E3656, Great Australian Bight.
Paratype(s) AM E607 1 specimen, Oyster Bay, TAS; AM E3653–4 2 specimens, Great Australian Bight; AM E4715 1 specimen, S of Gabo Is, VIC.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Port Stephens, NSW to Great Australian Bight WA. Depth range 91-1097 m
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, 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
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 04-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |