Species Ophiacantha brachygnatha H.L. Clark, 1928
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiacantha brachygnatha 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 [420-422, fig. 123].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA K208 (was E453), Spencer Gulf or Gulf St Vincent, SA.
Paratype(s) MCZ 4611.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific, South Pacific
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Norfolk Island Province (21), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Northwest Province (4), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
General References
Baker, A.N. 1982. Brittle-stars (Class Ophiuroidea). Adelaide : South Australian Government 418-437-10 figs pl. 29(3-4). [425, fig. 10:12e] (as Ophiacantha brachygnatha)
Baker, A.N. & Devaney, D.M. 1981. New records of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from southern Australia, including new species of Ophiacantha and Ophionereis. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 105(4): 155-178, figs 1-98 [171-173, fig. 40, 93-98] (as Ophiacantha brachygnatha)
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [186-187] (as Ophiacantha brachygnatha)
O'Hara, T.D. 1990. New records of Ophiuridae, Ophiacanthidae and Ophiocomidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from south-eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 50(2): 287-305, 2 figs [297] (as Ophiacantha brachygnatha)
Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [370-371] (as Ophiacantha brachygnatha)
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) |