A CATALOGUE OF RECENT ECHINODERM TYPE SPECIMENS IN THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, PERTH

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 1 decade ago

Abstract - This is the first published catalogue of all echinoderm type material lodged in the Western Australian Museum of Natural Science. Seventy nine echinoderm species of the classes Crinoidea, Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea and Holothuroidea are represented in the type collection. The earliest echinoderm species described in this collection date
from the Hamburg South-Western Australian Research Expedition (Koehler, 1907). Information is presented here on the registration and collection details of the specimens, and habitat information is given where available.