Species Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, 1878

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, T. 1878. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, under Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Part 1. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 5(7): 65-168, pls 1-10 [103, pl. 5(133-134)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1882.12.23.352 and three paratypes, between Prince Edward Is. and Crozet Is., south Indian Ocean.
  Paratype(s) MCZ 765 2 specimens, near Marion Is.
• Ophiocten longispinum Koehler, R. 1896. Note preliminaire sur les Ophiures recueillis pendant les campaigns de 'l'Hirondelle'. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 9: 202-213 [204-205].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MOM 12 specimens (Hirondelle stn 184), Azores, 1850m [40°5'N, 27°27.78'W].
• Ophiocten pacificum Lütken, C.F. & Mortensen, T. 1899. Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross, during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., comman. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 23(2): 93-208, pls 1-23 [131-132, pl. 3(5-7)].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) USNM 19484 4 specimens (Albatross stn 3380), NE of Malpelo Island, North Pacific Ocean, 1644m [4°3'N, 81°31'W]; USNM 19485 5 specimens (Albatross stn 3392), SE of Azuero Peninsula, Punta Mala, Gulf of Panama, North Pacific Ocean, 2323m [7°5.5'N, 79°40'W]; USNM 19487 6 specimens (Albatross stn 3398), Cojimies, North Pacific Ocean, 2877m [1°7'N, 80°21'W]; USNM 19488 2 specimens (Albatross stn 3400), East Of Islands, South Pacific Ocean, 2417m [0°36'S, 86°46'W]; BMNH 1901.4.9.48 1 specimen (Albatross stn 3393), SE of Azuero Peninsula, Punta Mala, Gulf of Panama, North Pacific Ocean, 1865m [7°15'N, 79°36'W].
• Ophiocten latens Koehler, R. 1906. Description des ophiures nouvelles recueillies par le Travailleur et le Talisman. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France 19: 5-34 pls 1-3 [13, pl. 1(9-10)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MNHP 20 specimens (Talisman 1883 stn 131), Azores, 2995m [38°38'N, 25°5.77'W].
• Ophiocten australis Baker, A.N. 1979. Some Ophiuroidea from the Tasman Sea and adjacent waters. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 21-51, figs 1-8 [26, figs 3a-c].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM J10150, South West Cape, TAS [46°06'04"S, 145°59'05"E].
  Paratype(s) AM J10014 22 specimens, South West Cape, TAS [46°06'04"S, 145°59'05"E]; NMNZ Ech.1869 8 specimens; BMNH 4 specimens; USNM 4 specimens; WAM 4 specimens (not recorded in Marsh et al (1999)).

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Koehler, R. 1922. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. Ophiurans of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 100(5): 1-486, pls 1-103 [388-389] (as Ophiocten hastatum; one very small specimen)
• Paterson, G.L.C., Tyler, P.A. & Gage, J.D. 1982. The taxonomy and zoogeography of the genus Ophiocten (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) in the North Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 43(3): 109-128 [117-119, fig. 5] (as Ophiocten hastatum)
• 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 [291] (as Ophiocten hastatum)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Antarctic, Arctic, East Atlantic, East Pacific, North Atlantic, North Pacific, South Africa, South America, South Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12)

Ecological Descriptors

Abyssal plain, benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.

 

General References

Cherbonnier, G. & Sibuet, M. 1972. Resultats scientifique del al compagne Noratlante: Asterides et Ophiurides. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 3rd series. Zoologie 102: 365-426 [416] (as Ophiocten latens)

Clark, A.M. & Courtman-Stock, J. 1976. The Echinoderms of Southern Africa. British Museum of Natural History Publication 766: 277 pp, 276 figs [189, figs 215, 219] (as Ophiocten latens)

Clark, H.L. 1911. North Pacific ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 75: 1-302, figs 1-144 [96-97] (as Ophiocten pacificum)

Clark, H.L. 1913. Scientific Results of the Expedition to the Gulf of California in charge of C.H. Townsend, by the U.S. Fisheries Steamship 'Albatross' in 1911. Commander C.H. Burrage, U.S.N., Commanding. V. Echinoderms from Lower California, with descriptions of new spec. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 32: 185-236 [211] (as Ophiocten pacificum)

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 [328] (as Ophiocten hastatum)

Fell, H.B. 1958. Deep-sea echinoderms of New Zealand. Zoological Publications of the Victoria University, Wellington 24: 1-40, pls 1-5 [29] (as Ophiocten hastatum)

Guille, A. 1982. A new genus and species of ophiacanthid brittlestar (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Kerguelen Islands. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 16: 67-87, 8 figs, 4 tbls [80, fig. 6d-e, 7a-b] (as Ophiura hastata)

Hertz, M. 1927. Die Ophiuroiden der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901–1903. Deutsche Südpolar Expedition 19(Zool. 2): 1-56 figs 1-10 pls 1-9 [11-12, pl. 1(5-6)] (as Ophiocten pacificum)

Hertz, M. 1927. Die Ophiuroiden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 1. Chilophiurida Mats. (Ophiolepididae: Ophioleucidae: Ophiodermatidae: Ophiocomidae). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 22(3): 59–122 pls 6–9 [66-67] (as Ophiocten hastatum)

Koehler, R. 1898. Echinides et Ophiures provenant des campagnes du yacht L'Hirondelle. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco 12: 1-78 [42-44, pl. 7(32-33)] (as Ophiocten hastatum)

Koehler, R. 1907. Ophiures. Expéditions Scientifiques du 'Travailleur' et du 'Talisman' pendent les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883 7: 245-311 [267-268, pl. 18(11-12)] (as Ophiocten latens)

Koehler, R. 1909. Echinodermes provenant des campagnes du yacht 'Princesse Alice'. Rés. Sci. campagnes du Prince de Monaco 34 [165] (as Ophiocten hastatum)

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 [82-83, pl. 9(10-11)] (as Ophiocten hastatum)

Martynov, A.V. & Litvinova, N.M. 2008. Deep-water Ophiuroidea of the northern Atlantic with descriptions of three new species and taxonomic remarks on certain genera and species. Marine Biology Research 4: 76-111 [83, fig. 3c] (as Ophiocten hastatum)

McClendon, J.F. 1909. The ophiurans of the San Diego region. University of California Publications in Zoology 6(3): 33-64, 478 (errata) [40, pl. 3(14-15)] (as Ophiocten pacificum)

Mortensen, T. 1933. Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea: Ophiuroidea). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 93: 215-400, figs 1-91, pls 8-19 [392-393] (as Ophiocten latens)

Mortensen, T. 1933. Ophiuroidea. Danish Ingolf-Expedition 4(8): 121pp. [98-99, fig. 51] (as Ophiocten latens)

Paterson, G.L.J. 1985. The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the North Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zool. 49(1): 1-162, figs 1-59 [129, fig. 49] (as Ophiocten hastatum)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [431-432] (as Ophiocten hastatum)

 

History of changes

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