Species Ophiocypris megaloplax (Mortensen, 1936)
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiozonella megaloplax Mortensen, T. 1936. Echinoidea and Ophiuroidea. Discovery Reports 12: 199-348, 53 figs, 9 pls [303-304, fig. 32].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1 specimen (Discovery stn 940), North of New Zealand, 87m [35°50'S, 173°28'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Baker, A.N. 1979. Some Ophiuroidea from the Tasman Sea and adjacent waters. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 21-51, figs 1-8 [31-32, fig. 4d] (as Ophiocypris megaloplax)
Generic Combinations
- Ophiocypris megaloplax (Mortensen, 1936).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific, South Pacific
IMCRA
Tasman Basin Province (13)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED |