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Species Thorecta meandrinus Lendenfeld, 1889

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Species Thorecta meandrinus Lendenfeld, 1889

  • Thorecta meandrina 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. (350 pl. 23 fig. 6); type series composite].
    Type data:
     Lectotype BMNH 1886.8.27.129 dry (NMV photos 50/20,21), Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°15'E].
    Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1885.8.21.2 dry (Muscat); BMNH 1882.6.3.4–8 dry (2 specimens Mauritius); BMNH unregistered dry (3 specimens Fremantle); BMNH unregistered dry (2 specimens), BMNH unregistered dry (Trincomalee).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Port Jackson, Swansea, Fremantle; allegedly also Red Sea, Indian Ocean and New Zealand (uncorroborated).


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Ecological Descriptors

Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth 30 m.

 

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)
29-Mar-2018 15-Dec-2011 MOVED
29-Mar-2018 02-May-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)