Australian Museum Journal A catalogue of echinoderm type-specimens in the Australian Museum, Sydney
- Shortform:
- Rowe and Pawson, 1977, Rec. Aust. Mus. 30(14): 337–364
- Author(s):
- Rowe, Francis W. E.; Pawson, David L.
- Year published:
- 1977
- Title:
- A catalogue of echinoderm type-specimens in the Australian Museum, Sydney
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 30
- Issue:
- 14
- Start page:
- 337
- End page:
- 364
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.30.1977.392
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 06 April 1977
- Cover date:
- 06 April 1977
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- ECHINODERMATA; TAXONOMY; AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM
- Digitized:
- 10 February 2009
- Available online:
- 04 March 2009
- Reference number:
- 392
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (79kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (2482kb PDF)
Abstract
Over 1000 type-specimens representing 253 nominal species of echinoderms from all five classes are listed. The majority of species have been described by H. L. Clark (1909, 1916, 1938) and are from Australian waters. However, 61 species are from Antarctic waters, these having been described by Koehler (1920–1926). Two species of asteroid, Ophidiaster propinquus Livingstone and O. watsoni Livingstone are considered to be synonyms of Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus) and Gomophia aegyptiaca Gray, respectively. The ophiuroid subspecies Ophiothrix stelligera atra H. L. Clark, as represented by two paratypes in the present collection, is considered a synonym of O. ciliaris rugosa Koehler. Ophiocoma alternans Endean, a homonym, is given a new name.