Species Ophiolepis superba H.L. Clark, 1915
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiolepis superba Clark, H.L. 1915. Echinoderms of Ceylon other than holothurians. Spolia Zeylanica 10: 83-102 [89] [replacement name; nom. nov. for Ophiura annulosa Blainville, 1834].
- Ophiura annulosa Blainville, H.M. de 1834. Manuel d'actinologie, ou de zoophytologie. Paris. 688 pp. 100 pls [244] [junior homonym].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indian, Indo-Pacific, North Pacific, South Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, inshore, marine.
General References
Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Faune de Madagascar. 48. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 272 pp, 77 figs, 17 pls. [236-239, fig. 76(A-G)] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls. [90-91, fig. 46d, pl. 22(3-4)] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Clark, H.L. 1908. Some Japanese and East Indian echinoderms. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 51(11): 279–311 [289] (as Ophiolepis annulosa)
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 [343] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 10: 1-224, 38 pls [143] (as Ophiolepis superba)
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 [453] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Clark, H.L. 1932. Echinodermata (other than Asteroidea) of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928–29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 4(7): 197-239 figs 1-9 pl. 1 [210] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [272-273] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Gibbs, P.E., Clark, A.M. & Clark, C.M. 1976. Echinoderms from the northern region of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 30(4): 101-144 [130] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Guille, A. & Jangoux, M. 1978. Astérides et Ophiurides littorales de la region d'Amboine (Indonésie). Annales de l'Institut Océanographique, Paris 54: 47-74 [70] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Guille, A. & Vadon, C. 1986. Ophiuridae de l'oceán Indien profund. Indo-Malayan Zoology 3: 167-188 [169] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Irimura, S. & Tachikawa, H. 2003. Ophiuroids from the Ogasawara Islands. Ogasawara Research 28: 1-26 [21] (as Ophiolepis superba)
James, D.B. 1981. Studies on Indian echinoderms - 8 on a new genus Ophioelegans (Ophiuroidea: Ophiuridae) with notes on Ophiolepis superba H.L. Clark, 1938. Journal of the Marine Biology Association of India 23(1-2): 15-18 [3-4, fig. 1b] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Koehler, R. 1905. Ophiures littorales. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 45(b): 1-142, pls 1-18 [17-18] (as Ophiolepis annulosa)
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 [434] (as Ophiolepis annulosa; 2 specimens)
Koehler, R. 1930. Ophiures recueillies par le Docteur Th. Mortensen dans les Mers d'Australie et dans l'Archipel Malais. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 89: 1-295 pls 1-22 [260] (as Ophiolepis annulosa; SE Aust specimen cannot be found (O'Hara 1998))
Liao, Y. & Clark, A.M. 1995. The echinoderms of southern China. Beijing : Science Press 614 pp., 23 pls. [293-294, fig. 164] (as Ophiolepis superba)
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 [19] (as Ophiolepis annulosa)
Marsh, L.M., Vail, L.L., Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1993. Part 6. Echinoderms of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. pp. 53-65 2 tables in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Marine faunal surveys of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island North-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 91 pp. [62] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Matsumoto, H. 1917. A monograph of Japanese Ophiuroidea, arranged according to a new classification. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 38(2): 1-408, figs 1-100, pls 1-7 [300-301, fig. 82] (as Ophiolepis annulosa)
Murakami, S. 1943. Report on the ophiurans of Palao, Caroline Islands. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 7(4): 159-204 figs 1-17 [181] (as Ophiolepis annulosa)
Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [432-433] (as Ophiolepis superba)
Vadon, C. & Guille, A. 1984. Les Ophiuridae (Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata) de la campagne MD 32 du 'Marion-Dufresne' autour de l'île de La Réunion. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] section A 6(3): 583-615 [584] (as Ophiolepis superba)
History of changes
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |