Species Amphiura (Amphiura) maxima Lyman, 1879
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Amphiura maxima Lyman, T. 1879. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, under Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Part 2. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 6(2): 17-83, pls 11-19 [19, pl. 11(278-281)].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 1493, Torres Strait, QLD. - Amphiura phrixocantha Gibbs, P.E., Clark, A.M. & Clark, C.M. 1976. Echinoderms from the northern region of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 30(4): 101-144 [121, fig. 2, pl. 1(1-3)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1975.6.27.44, near Papuan Pass, Great Barrier Reef, QLD.
Paratype(s) QM G9297.
Generic Combinations
- Ctenamphiura maxima (Lyman, 1879).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific, South Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine.
General References
Baker, A.N. 1979. Some Ophiuroidea from the Tasman Sea and adjacent waters. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 21-51, figs 1-8 [42] (as Amphiura (Amphiura) maxima)
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 [251] (as Ctenamphiura maxima)
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [190-191] (as Ctenamphiura maxima)
Fell, H.B. 1952. Echinoderms from Southern New Zealand. Zoological Publications of the Victoria University, Wellington 18: 1-37 [22] (as Ctenamphiura maxima)
Fell, H.B. 1952. Rediscovery of the ophiuroid genus Ctenamphiura Verrill. Nature 170: 327 [327] (as Ctenamphiura maxima)
Lyman, T. 1882. Ophiuroidea. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 5: 1-385 pls 1-48 [126-127, pl. 18(7-9)] (as Amphiura maxima)
Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [349] (as Amphiura (Amphiura) maxima)
Verrill, A.E. 1899. Art. VII. — North American Ophiuroidea. I. — Revision of certain families and genera of West Indian ophiurans. II. — Faunal catalogue of the known species of West Indian ophiurans. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 301-371 (Pt I); 372-386 (Pt II), pls 42, 43 [307] (as Ctenamphiura maxima)
History of changes
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