Species Sphaeropora oliva (Lamarck, 1816)
Compiler and date details
July 2001 - Dr Philip Bock
- Cellepora oliva Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Paris : Verdière Vol. 2 568 pp.
Type data:
Holotype MNHP BRY-4835 1 colony, 'Nouvelle-Hollande'. - Sphaeropora fossa Haswell, W.A. 1881. On some Polyzoa from the Queensland coast. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 5: 33-44 [42].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- D'Hondt, J.-L. 1979. Revision des bryozoaires de Lesueur et Péron conservés dans les collections du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Bulletin Trimestriel de la Société Géologique de Normandie et des Amis du Muséum du Havre 66(3): 9-24 [14]
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, G. Aust. Bight, Lower W coast, NE coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Colonial, continental shelf, filter-feeder, sessile.
Notes
The species may be a synonym of Sphaeropora fossa (Haswell): however, there are several related species which have not been described, and it is still uncertain that S. fossa and C. oliva are synonyms. There are several undescribed species of this genus.
Locality for C. oliva: Australie
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2014 | BRYOZOA Ehrenberg, 1831 | 25-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson (NMV) Elizabeth Greaves (NMV) |
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |