Species Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) indicus Peters, 1850
- Sipunculus indicus Peters, W. 1850. Über die Fortpflanzungorgane des Sipunculus. Archiv für Anatomie und Physiologie, Leipzig 1850: 382-385 [382].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Mozambique. - Sipunculus porrectus Selenka, E. 1888. On the Gephyrea of the Mergui Archipelago collected for the trustees of the Indian Museum. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 21: 220-222 [221].
Type data:
Status unknown, Mergui Archipelago. - Sipunculus discrepans Sluiter, C.P. 1898. Gephyreen von Süd-Africa. Zoologische Jahrbücher 11: 442-450.
Type data:
Status unknown, South Africa.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical Indian and far western Pacific oceans; Australian distribution — Exmouth Gulf.
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.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Madagascar
- South Africa
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
- Guam
- Indonesia
- Palau
Oriental Region
- India
Ecological Descriptors
Sand bottom marine, shallow.
General References
Edmonds, S.J. 1980. A review of the systematics of Australian sipunculans (Sipuncula). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 18: 1-74 [9]
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2023 | 21-Jul-2023 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |