Echinoidea taxon details
original description
Gray J.E. 1851. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Spatangidae in the British Museum. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd Series 7, 130-134., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48970#page/156/mode/1up page(s): 131 [details]
basis of record
Marsh, L.M. and J.I. Marshall. (1983). Some aspects of the zoogeography of northwestern Australian echinoderms (other than holothurians). Bulletin of Marine Sceince 33(3): 671-687., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1983/00000033/00000003/art00014#expand/collapse [details]
additional source
Mortensen, T. (1951). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. V, 2. Spatangoida II. Amphisternata II. Spatangidæ, Loveniidæ, Pericosmidæ, Schizasteridæ, Brissidæ, 593 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen. page(s): 139-141 [details]
basis of record
(ofBreynia desori Gray, 1851) Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (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]
From editor or global species database
Holotype Holotype (probable) in Natural History Museum, London (England) 39.6.10.36. Type locality: Swan River, Western Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Spelling Misspelled B. desori in Clark & Rowe (1971). [details]From other sources
Distribution Also distributed in Australia (Clark & Rowe (1971) and Rowe & Gates (1995)).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, endemic, depth range 0-140 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
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