Species Ophiolepis cincta Müller & Troschel, 1842
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiolepis cincta Desjardins, J. in Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. 1842. System der Asteriden. Braunschweig : Papier, Druck und Verlag 134 pp. 12 pls. [90].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB, Red Sea. - Ophiolepis garretti Lyman, T. 1865. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae. Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 1: 1-200 pls 1-2 [61, pl. 2(4)] [status under investigation].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ (depositry uncertain, not listed in Downey, 1969), Kiribati (as Kingsmills Ils) (Pacific Ocean).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Ophiolepis cincta garretti Lyman, 1865. —
Sloan, N.A., Clark, A.M. & Taylor, J.D. 1979. The echinoderms of Aldabra and their habitats. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zool. 37(2): 81-128 figs 1-22 [116-117] (considered Ophiolepis garretti as a subspecies of cinta)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals, WA to Swain Reefs, Qld; Indo-west-central Pacific Ocean. 0-30 m
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
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 | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |