Species Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) tenuis (H.L. Clark, 1938)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ophionephthys tenuis 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 [241-243].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 4963, Broome, WA.
  Paratype(s) MCZ 4964–4965 38 specimens; BMNH; AM J6231 3 specimens, Broome, WA; WAM Z1950 2 specimens (old number: 193-39), Broome, WA.
• Ophionephthys iranica Mortensen, T. 1940. Echinoderms from the Iranian Gulf. Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea and Echinoidea. Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran 2: 55-112 figs 1-24 pls 1-2 [84-85, fig. 13].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMUC 4 specimens, Iranian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran (=Persia).

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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. [96]

 

Generic Combinations

• Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) tenuis (H.L. Clark, 1938).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indian, Indo-Pacific, South Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Baker, A.N. 1974. New species of brittle-stars from New Zealand (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Records of the Dominion Museum, Wellington 8(15): 247-266, figs 1-9 [265] (as Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) tenuis)

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 (Ophiopeltis) tenuis)

Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Faune de Madagascar. 48. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 272 pp, 77 figs, 17 pls. [53-54, fig. 20(A-D)] (as Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) tenuis)

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 [17] (as Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) tenuis)

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, 96, fig. 25a] (as Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) tenuis)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [201] (as Ophionephthys tenuis)

Liao, Y. & Clark, A.M. 1995. The echinoderms of southern China. Beijing : Science Press 614 pp., 23 pls. [199, fig. 96] (as Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) tenuis)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [352-353] (as Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) tenuis)

 

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)