Species Tamaria tumescens (Koehler, 1910)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ophidiaster tumescens Koehler, R. 1910. Astéries et Ophiures des îles Aru et Kei. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 33: 265-295 pls 15-17 [281, pl. 16(3-4)].

  Type data:

   Holotype SMF 201 1 holotype, Sungi Barkai, Aru Ils, Indonesia, 15 m.
• Tamaria propetumescens Livingstone, A.A. 1932. Some further notes on species of Tamaria (Asteroidea). Records of the Australian Museum 18(7): 368-372 [369, fig. 1, pl. 42(1-5)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1892.4.4.2–5 (part), Parry Shoal, west of Cape Van Dieman, Melville Is., North Australia.
• Tamaria ajax Livingstone, A.A. 1932. Some further notes on species of Tamaria (Asteroidea). Records of the Australian Museum 18(7): 368-372 [371, fig. 2, pl.41(1-5)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1892.4.4.24, Dammer Is., Banda Sea, Indonesia.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1-596, figs 1-64, pls 1-28 [141] (for T. propetumescens)
• Clark, A.M. 1967. Notes on asteroids in the British Museum (Natural History). V. Nardoa and some other ophidiasterids. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 15(4): 169-198 pls 1-6 [194] (adds T. ajax)

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Dampier Archipelago, WA to Parry Shoal, NT and off Keppel Is. to Heron Is. Qld; east Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 15-130 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), 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, marine, 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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		04-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)