Species Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ophionephthys octacantha 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 [239-240, pl. 9(9-10)].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 3744, Friday Is., Torres Strait, QLD.
• Ophionephthys decacantha 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 [240-241].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 4961, Broome, WA.
  Paratype(s) MCZ 4962.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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 [18, fig. 3e-g] (as Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha)

 

Generic Combinations

• Ophionephthys decacantha (H.L. Clark, 1938).
• Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915).
• Ophionephthys octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915).

 

Distribution

States

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

Extra Distribution Information

Indian, Indo-Pacific, North Pacific, South Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Southern Province (8)

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 [43] (as Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha)

Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Faune de Madagascar. 48. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 272 pp, 77 figs, 17 pls. [51-53, fig. 19(A-D)] (as Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha)

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. [80-81, 95, fig. 23a, 24b, 25c, 26b] (as Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha; figured holotype; fig. 24b is O. decacantha holotype)

Clark, H.L. 1918. Brittle–stars, old and new. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 62(6): 265-338 pls 1-8 [282] (as Ophionephthys octacantha)

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 [106, pl. 15(3)] (as Ophionephthys octacantha)

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 [240] (as Ophionephthys octacantha)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [200] (as Ophionephthys octacantha and Ophionephthys decacantha)

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 [123] (as Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha)

Murakami, S. 1942. Ophiurans of Izu, Japan. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 7(1): 1-36 [19-20] (as Ophionephthys octacantha)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [352] (as Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		22-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)