Species Taonura pala (Lamarck, 1814)
- Spongia pala Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de Monet 1814. Sur les polypiers empâtés. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 20: 294-312, 370-386, 432-458 [380] [part, typical form and var. b only; not var. d =
Taonura colus ].Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHN Paris LBIM DT538, 3437, 3438 dry (holotype of var. ß = MNHP LBIM DT3438), Kangaroo Is., SA [35°50'S 137°06'E].Secondary source:
Topsent, E. 1930. Eponges de Lamarck conservées au Muséum de Paris. Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 6 5: 1-56 4 figs pls 1-4 [37]. - Spongelia palmata Hyatt, A. 1877. A revision of the North American Poriferae, with remarks upon foreign species. Part 2. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 2: 481-554 pls 15-17 [537] [part: not material from Cuba].
Type data:
Status unknown, YPM unknown (possibly figured specimen - egaz), Pacific (no locality); Sydney [29°04'S 167°57'E]. - Spongelia palmata infima Hyatt, A. 1877. A revision of the North American Poriferae, with remarks upon foreign species. Part 2. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 2: 481-554 pls 15-17 [538].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ unknown whereabouts unknown (MCZ probable, or ANSP? - egaz), probably NSW [33°00'S 146°00'E]. - Thorecta wuotan Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. Die Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse der Hornschwämme. Zoologische Jahrbücher Syst. 4: 1-93 [40] [in key; described in Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. (352, pl. 14 fig. 4, pl. 38 fig. 4)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1886.8.27.221 dry, Northern Territory [20°00'S 134°00'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bergquist, P.R. 1980. A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (Class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 443-503 figs 1-25 pls [472]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Sydney, Hawkesbury River, Lake Illawarra, Adelaide, Kangaroo Is., and also Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
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) |