Species Sigmaxinella flabellata (Carter, 1885)
- Axinella flabellata 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 [361].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1886.12.15.471 dry (NMV photo 48/13) –471a, slide 2/80), 33 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC; BMNH 1886.12.15.143 wet –143a, slide 2/80, 33 m, Port Phillip Heads, VIC
Comment: Syntype BMNH 1886.12.15.471 is a species of Raspailia (Raspailiidae). It is also unlikely that the other Syntype (BMNH 1886.12.15.143) was reexamined for the redescription of this species by Dendy (1897), as Hallmann's (1916) meticulous redescription of the species notes that he merely "compared" his own new material with a specimen of Dendy - i.e. neither appear to have checked the type material in the BMNH. Consequently, the species is used in the sense of Dendy (1885) until corroborated by reexamination of the wet syntype.
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 16–36 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 | 13-Apr-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |