Species Sarcotragus spinosulus Schmidt, 1862

Museums

Regional Maps

• Sarcotragus spinosulus Schmidt, E.O. 1862. Die Spongien des Adriatischen Meeres. Leipzig : Engelmann 88 pp. 7 pls. [35].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MJG 15428,-29 dry (egaz - Yugoslavia), Zlarin, Kvarner (as Quarnero), Zlarin Is., Yugoslavia [44°38'15"N 18°42'25"E]; BMNH 1867.7.26.76 dry fragment of type; BMNH 1867.7.26.90 dry fragment of type; BMNH 1877.5.21.319 dry fragment of type; MZUS P0031 dry; MJG 15430 dry, Kvarner [no coords available egaz]; MJG 15482 dry, Kvarner [no coords available egaz]; MJG 15431 dry, Dalmatia [no coords available egaz].

  Secondary source:

   Desqueyroux-Faundez, R. & Stone, S.M. 1992. O. Schmidt Sponge Catalogue. An illustrated guide to the Graz Museum Collection, with notes on additional material. Geneva : Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle iv+190 pp. 49 pls. [13, 63] (re types).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Port Jackson, and also Mediterranean (doubtful conspecificity).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Ecological Descriptors

Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth shallow water–40 m.

 

General References

Hooper, J.N.A. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] (questions conspecificity of European and Australian populations)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
29-Mar-2018		15-Dec-2011	MOVED
29-Mar-2018		13-Apr-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)