Species Ophiarachna megacantha H.L. Clark, 1938
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiarachna megacantha 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 [341-343, figs 28-30].
Type data:
Holotype AM J6043, off Double Island Pt, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM J6379 1 specimen, off Double Island Pt, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific, South Pacific
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [254] (as Ophiarachna megacantha)
Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [395] (as Ophiarachna megacantha)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |