Species Rhaphoxya cactiformis (Carter, 1885)
- Acanthella cactiformis Carter, H.J. 1885. Description of sponges from the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 15: 107-117 [114].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1886.12.15.81 wet, –912a, slide 3/22 (egaz), 35 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC [38°07'S 144°48'E].
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1884.10.10.2 dry (NMV photo 49/11); MNHN Paris LBIM DCL 205 fragment of type (of lectotype). - Acanthella hirciniopsis Carter, H.J. 1885. Description of sponges from the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 16: 347-368 [364].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1886.12.15.38 wet (NMV photos 35/3,4, =AM G2780 slide - egaz), 35 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC [38°07'S 144°48'E]; BMNH 1886.12.15.57 wet fragment of type, probably from -38 (NMV photo 35/17 - egaz), 35 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC [38°07'S 144°48'E]; BMNH 1886.12.15.48 wet (NMV photos 36/3,4), 35 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC [38°07'S 144°48'E]. - Acanthellina parviconulata Carter, H.J. 1885. Description of sponges from the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5 16: 347-368 [365].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1886.12.15.56 wet (NMV photo 35/26, =AM G2779 slide - egaz), 33 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC [38°07'S 144°48'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wiedenmayer, F. 1989. Demospongiae (Porifera) from northern Bass Strait (Shelf of Southern Australia). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 50(1): 1-242 [50]
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth 34 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 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |