Species Amphioplus (Amphichilus) ochroleuca (Brock, 1888)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Amphiura ochroleuca Brock, J. 1888. Die Ophiuridenfauna des indischen Archipels. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 47: 465-539 [484].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMG, Amboina, Indonesia.
• Amphiura brocki Döderlein, L. 1896. Bericht über die von Herrn Prof. Semon bei Amboina und Thursday Island gesammelten Ophiuroidea. In Semon, R. Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8: 279-300, pls 14-18 [286, pl. 15(6-6a)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (whereabouts undetermined), Thursday Is., QLD.
• Amphiodia mesopoma Clark, H.L. 1915. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 25(4): 165-376, pls 1-20 [247-248, pl. 6(11,13)].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 3740, Badu Is., Torres Strait, QLD.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1-596, figs 1-64, pls 1-28 [247-249] (as Amphiodia ochroleuca)

 

Generic Combinations

• Amphioplus (Amphichilus) ochroleuca (Brock, 1888).
• Amphiodia ochroleuca (Brock, 1888).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific, South Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Clark, A.M. 1970. Notes on the family Amphiuridae (Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 19(1): 1-81, figs 1-11 [fig. 8t] (as Amphioplus (Amphichilus) ochroleuca)

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls. [78-79, 100, fig. 26h, 48f-g] (as Amphioplus (Amphichilus) ochroleuca)

Clark, H.L. 1915. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 25(4): 165-376, pls 1-20 [249] (as Amphiodia brocki)

Clark, H.L. 1918. Brittle–stars, old and new. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 62(6): 265-338 pls 1-8 [287, pl. 3(7)] (as Amphiodia mesopoma)

Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 10: 1-224, 38 pls [107] (as Amphiodia mesopoma)

Clark, H.L. 1928. The sea-lilies, sea-stars, brittle-stars and sea-urchins of the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 3(4): 361-482 figs 108-142 [426] (as Amphiodia mesopoma)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [203] (as Amphioplus ochroleuca)

Kingston, S.C. 1980. The Swain Reefs Expedition: Ophiuroidea. Records of the Australian Museum 33(3): 123-147 figs 1-6 [125-128, fig. 1-2] (as Amphioplus ochroleuca)

Koehler, R. 1930. Ophiures recueillies par le Docteur Th. Mortensen dans les Mers d'Australie et dans l'Archipel Malais. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 89: 1-295 pls 1-22 [105] (as Amphiodia ochroleuca)

Marsh, L.M. & Pawson, D.L. 1993. Echinoderms of Rottnest Island. Perth : Western Australian Museum 2 vols 634 pp. pp. 279-304. [286] (as Amphioplus (Amphichilus) ochroleuca)

Price, A.R.G. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1996. Indian Ocean echinoderrms collected during the 'Sindbad' voyage (1980-81): 3. Ophiuroidea and Echinoidea. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 62(2): 71-82 [73] (as Amphioplus (Amphichilus) ochroleuca)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [344-345] (as Amphioplus (Amphichilus) ochroleuca)

 

History of changes

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