Species Tropiometra afra (Hartlaub, 1890)
- Antedon afra Hartlaub, C. 1890. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Comatuliden-Fauna des Indischen Archipels. Nachrichten von der Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 5: 168-187 [172] [name adapted from
Antedon afer , label name of Lütken].Type data:
Holotype ZMH 2287, Bowen, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Tropiometra afra (Hartlaub, 1890).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Fremantle, WA to Fish Rock, NSW; west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-110 (?146) m.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, Central W coast, Lower E coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NE coast, NW coast
Oriental Region
- West Pacific Ocean
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, suspension feeder, tropical.
General References
Clark, A.H. 1947. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 4b.— Superfamily Mariametrida (concluded—the family Colobometridae) and superfamily Tropiometrida (except the families Thalassometridae and Charitometridae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82: 1-473 pls 1-43 (as Tropiometra afra afra)
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) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |