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Species Tesseracme philcolmani Lamprell & Healy, 1998

  • Type data:
     Holotype WAM 233/94, 13 km NE of Redcliff Point, Bernier Island, WA, 22.5 m, rubble and sand [24°54'S 113°17.75'E].
    Paratype(s) WAM 118-93 3 specimens, same data as holotype; AM C173310 1 specimen, 18.5 km NNE of Port Hedland, WA, 40 m [19°30.31'S 118°52.49'E]; AM C174539 1 specimen, 50 miles NNE of Port Hedland, WA, 40–41 m [19°29.2–5'S 118°52.5–3'E]; AM C174543 1 specimen, N of Port Hedland, WA, 37 m [19°29.9–4'S 118°52.0–3'E]; AM C174548, C174547 3 specimens, N of Port Hedland, WA, 39–41 m [19°30.5–31.0'S 118°49.5'E]; AM C174645 2 specimens, N of Port Hedland, 40–41 m [19°29.6–9'S 118°51.7–0'E].

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Western Australia: Central W coast, NW coast

Ecological Descriptors

Mud bottom, sand bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

Dredged in sandy mud and rubble from 40 to 124 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)
30-Jun-2016 SCAPHOPODA 05-Aug-2015 MODIFIED Ms Anouk Mututantri
12-Feb-2010 (import)