Species Tosia magnifica (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
- Astrogonium magnificum Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. 1842. System der Asteriden. Braunschweig : Papier, Druck und Verlag 134 pp. 12 pls. [53].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB, Tasmania (as Van Diemen's Land). - Tosia aurata Gray, J.E. 1847. 2. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Asteriadae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 12: 72-83 [80].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1843.11.2.134 4 specimens, Australia; BMNH 1843.3.10.27 2 specimens, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Clark, A.M. 1953. Notes on Asteroids in the British Museum (Natural History). III. Luidia. IV. Tosia and Pentagonaster. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zool. 1: 379-412 15 figs pls 39-46 [408]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Derwent Estuary, southeast Tas to Eddystone Point, Tas to South Australia. Depth range 0-200 m.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, temperate.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 (as Tosia aurata Gray, 1847)
History of changes
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