Species Salmaciella dussumieri (L. Agassiz, 1846)

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Species Salmaciella dussumieri (L. Agassiz, 1846)

Salmacis dussumieri Agassiz, L. 1846. [Genus and species descriptions]. pp. 305-374 in Agassiz, L. & Desor, E. Catalogue raisonné des familles des genres et des espèces de la Classe de Echinodermes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie 3 6: 325-374 [359].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP EcEs5834, China Seas and Singapore.

Generic Combinations

Salmaciella dussumieri (L. Agassiz, 1846).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Dampier Archipelago, WA to off North Solitary Is., NSW; Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 10-180 m

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, tropical.

General References

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls.

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (as Salmacis dussumieri L. Agassiz, 1846)

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)
17-Feb-2012		17-Feb-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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