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Species Truncatoflabellum australiensis Cairns, 1998


Compiler and date details

19-Jun-2012 - Marcelo Visentini Kitahara

  • Type data:
     Holotype WAM 169-83 One specimen, Between Shark Bay and Onslow, depth unknown.
    Paratype(s) WAM 171-83, 172-83, and 442-96 Five specimens, Between Shark Bay and Onslow, depth unknown; WAM 59-83 Two specimens (Soela stn. 05/82/37), [19°19.2'S / 116°46.3'E, 132-144 m.]; WAM 61-83 One specimen (Soela stn. 05/82/42), [18°58'S / 117°36.2'E, 140-164 m.]; WAM 63-83 and 66-83 Two specimens (Soela stn, 05/82/47), [18°39.3'S / 118°57'E, 128-130 m.]; WAM 102-84 Two specimens (Umataka Maru stn. 6927), West of Broome, 90 m.; WAM 134-83 One specimen (Sprightly stn. 34M), [29°07.2'S / 113°56.4'E, 141 m.]; WAM 224-93 and 225-93 Two specimens (Diamantina stn. 208), [27°40'S / 113°20'E, 130 m]; WAM 24-96 19 specimens (Lady Basten stn. LB5(s)), [18°42.8'S / 118°03.2'E, 150-160 m.]; WAM 144-83, 231-93, and 259-93 Six specimens (W.A. HAwaiian Expedition), 16-32 km NNW Anchor Island, 119 m.; USNM 96652 Three specimens (W.A. Hawaiian Expedition), 16-32 km NNW Anchor Island, 119 m.; NTM C8070 One specimen (Lady stn. RW96-17), [12°42.86'S / 123°57.98'E, 180 m].

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Solitary, azooxanthellate, depth range: 90-220 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)
19-Oct-2024 HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 19-Oct-2024 MOVED
05-Aug-2022 CARYOPHYLLIINA 13-Aug-2013 MOVED Dr Carden Wallace
05-Aug-2022 28-Jul-2010 MODIFIED
13-Jul-2010 MODIFIED