Species Temnopleurus toreumaticus (Leske, 1778)

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Species Temnopleurus toreumaticus (Leske, 1778)

Cidaris toreumatica Leske, N.G. 1778. Additamenta ad Jacobi Theodori Klein Naturalem Dispositionem Echinodermatum et Lucubratiunculam de Aculeis Echinorum Marinorum. Lipsiae. [155].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown.

Generic Combinations

Temnopleurus toreumaticus (Leske, 1778).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Admiralty Gulf, WA to Clarence River, NSW; Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-45 m. Miocene and Pliocene deposits from the west Mediterranean, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Indo-Malayan Region, and Japan

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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, 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

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
17-Feb-2012		17-Feb-2012	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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