Species Zygometra microdiscus (Bell, 1882)
- Antedon microdiscus Bell, F.J. 1882. An attempt to apply a method of formulation to the species of the Comatulidae; with the description of a new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1882: 530-536 pl. 35 [534] [original description lists only formula for distinction of species].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1881.10.26.151, Port Molle, QLD. - Antedon elegans Bell, F.J. 1882. An attempt to apply a method of formulation to the species of the Comatulidae; with the description of a new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1882: 530-536 pl. 35 [534] [original description lists only formula for distinction of species].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1881.10.26.212, Port Molle, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Messing, C.G., Wirshing, H., Shivji, M. & Rouse, G.W. 2004. Recognition of species in extant Crinoidea. pp. 596-597 in Heinzeller, T. & Nebelsick, J.H. Echinoderms: München: Proceedings of the Eleventh International Echinoderm Conference, Munich, Germany, 6–10 October 2003. Leiden : Balkema pp 633.
Generic Combinations
- Zygometra elegans (Bell, 1882).
- Zygometra microdiscus (Bell, 1882).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Fremantle, WA (LM) to Sandon Bluffs, NSW; west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-128 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), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, suspension feeder, tropical.
General References
Bell, F.J. 1884. Echinodermata. 117-177, 509-512, pls 8-17, 45 in Coppinger, R.W. (ed.). Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific during the voyage of H.M.S. Alert 1881-2. London : Bristish Museum. [163 pl. 15] (fully describes species and lists type locality)
Clark, A.H. 1941. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Vol. 1. The comatulids. Part 4a.— Superfamily Mariametrida (except the family Colobometridae). Bulletin of the United States National Museum 82: 1-603 pls 1-61
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
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