An outline distribution of the New Zealand shelf fauna: benthos survey, station list, and distribution of the Echinoidea
McKnight, D.G. (1969). An outline distribution of the New Zealand shelf fauna: benthos survey, station list, and distribution of the Echinoidea. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir, 47. New Zealand Institute Bulletin. 9-89 pp.
Part of: New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Wellington. ISSN 0083-7903, more
New Zealand Institute Bulletin. New Zealand Institute: Wellington, more
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| Keywords |
Communities > Aquatic communities > Benthos
New Zealand
Taxonomic status > New taxa > New species
Brisaster Gray, 1855 [WoRMS]; Cyclaster Cotteau in Leymerie & Cotteau, 1856 [WoRMS]; Echinoidea [WoRMS]
New Zealand [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
A general account and the station list of a continental shelf benthos survey carried out around New Zealand by the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute are given. Distribution of the Echinoidea in the New Zealand region is described. Faunal elements having restricted, semi-restricted, and widespread geographic distributions are recognised. A group of species restricted to the shelf can be recognised, as can the sediment preference of a number of species. The echinoid distributions are compared with the faunal provinces erected on molluscan evidence, and substantial differences are apparent. |
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