WoRMS taxon details
original description
Rowe, F.W.E. (1976).The occurrence of the genus <i>Heteronardoa</i> (Asteroidea: Ophidiasteridae) in the Indian Ocean, with the description of a new species. Records of the Western Australian Museum 4(1):85-100. [details]
basis of record
Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
Holotype WAM Z 1755, geounit Western Australia (state) [details]
From other sources
Ecology Ecology: benthic, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, east Indian Ocean, depth range 88-128 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Also distributed in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype Holotype in Western Australian Museum, Perth (Australia) No. 1762-74; paratypes in U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C. (USA) E.13783 and in Australian Museum, Sydney (Australia) J9188. Type locality: off Point Cloates (22°59'7"S 113°25'5"E), northwestern Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
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