Species Ophiosabine densispina (Mortensen, 1936)
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiacantha densispina Mortensen, T. 1936. Echinoidea and Ophiuroidea. Discovery Reports 12: 199-348, 53 figs, 9 pls [249-251, fig. 6, pl. 7(1)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1936.12.30.203 1 specimen (Discovery WS stn 248), Falkland Islands, 210-242m [52°40'S, 58°30'W].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1936.12.30.206-7 2 specimens (Discovery WS stn 840), Falkland Islands, 368-463m [53°52'S, 61°49'W]; whereabouts unknown 1 specimen (Discovery WS stn 99), Falkland Islands, 251-255m [49°42'S, 50°14'W]; BMNH 1936.12.30.204-5 2 specimens (Discovery WS stn 825), Falkland Islands, 135-144m [50°50'S, 57°15'W].
Generic Combinations
- Ophiosabine densispina (Mortensen, 1936). —
O'Hara, T. D. & Thuy, B. 2022. Biogeography and taxonomy of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from the Îles Saint-Paul and Amsterdam in the southern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 5124(1): 1-49
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
South Africa, South America, South Pacific
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | ECHINODERMATA | 08-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | Nish Nizar (NMV) |
| 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED |