WoRMS taxon details
Holothuria (Theelothuria) spinifera Théel, 1886
AphiaID: 210860
AphiaID: 210860
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Aspidochirotida (Order) > Holothuriidae (Family) > Holothuria (Genus) > Holothuria (Theelothuria) (Subgenus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Holothuria (Theelothuria) Deichmann, 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: Theel, H. (1886). Report on the Holothurioidea dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. Chall. Rep. Zool. No. xxxix: 290 pp. [details] basis of record: Clark, A.M. and F.W.E. Rowe. (1971). Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-West Pacific Echinoderms. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History): London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Red Sea [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Description: Also recorded from the Philippines, Iranian Gulf and Ceylon (Heding, 1940); Persian Gulf, Ceylon, north Australia and Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, continental shelf, detritus feeder, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 32-60 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details] Remark: In Subgenus: (Theelothuria) Deichmann, 1958. Holotype Natural History Museum, London (England) 1886.10.2.161. Type locality: Philippines (11°37'S 123°31'E) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Holothuria spinifera in Heding (1940). [details] | ||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210860 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Paulay, G. (2013). Holothuria (Theelothuria) spinifera Théel, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210860 on 2013-05-19 | |||||||||||||||||
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