Species Rhynobrissus hemiasteroides A. Agassiz, 1879
- Rhynobrissus hemiasteroides Agassiz, A. 1879. Preliminary report of the Echini of the exploring expedition of H.M.S. Challenger. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 190-212 [211] [as
Rhinobrissus hemiasteroides Agassiz, 1879].Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1888.11.22.97, Tahiti Harbour, Tahiti. - Hemiaster (Rhynobrissus) apicatus Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1880. On some new Australian Echini. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 4: 282-291 pls 13-14 [283, pl. 13(1-5)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV H136 1 specimen, Moreton Bay, Qld; AM G10939 4 syntypes, Port Jackson, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [374]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Port Denison, Qld to Port Jackson, NSW, Tasman Sea and from Cape Peron to Broome, WA; Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-75 m.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast, Lower E coast, NE coast, NW coast
Nearctic Region
Oriental Region
- West Pacific Ocean
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, deposit feeder, inshore, tropical.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567
McNamara, K.J. 1982. A new species of the echinoid Rhynobrissus (Spatangoida: Brissidae) from north-west Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 9(4): 349-360 figs 1-5
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |