Species Zoroaster carinatus Alcock, 1893
- Zoroaster carinatus Alcock, A. 1893. An account of the collection of deep-sea Asteroidea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11(6): 73-121 pls 4-6 [107].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1893.5.9.2–4 2 specimens, Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal. - Zoroaster carinatus philippinensis Fisher, W.K. 1916. New East Indian starfishes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 29: 27-36 [30].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 37010, Sibuko Bay, Borneo, Indonesia (as East Indies).
Paratype(s) USNM 40569.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. In, Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995] (based on study of a wide range of Australian material)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Wooli, northern NSW and off Port Hedland to Cape Leveque, WA; east Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 160-810 m
IMCRA
Central Eastern Province (12), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine, tropical.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 04-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |