Species Anthenea conjugens Döderlein, 1935

Museums

Regional Maps

• Anthenea conjugens Döderlein, L. 1935. Die Asteriden der Siboga Expedition. III. Oreasteridae. Siboga-Expéditie Report 46(3): 71-110 pls 20-27 [107, pl. 27(3-3a)].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMH 1059, Australia.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Shark Bay, WA to off Darwin, NT. Depth range 20-76 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

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), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine, tropical.

 

General References

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls. [52] (may prove upon further examination to be a synonym of Anthenea godeffroyi Döderlein, 1915 as at the least it is regarded as intermediate between Anthenea godeffroyi and Anthenea australiae Döderlein, 1915 on the basis of the size of supero-marginal plates)

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)
15-Sep-2023		14-Jul-2015	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)