Species Ophiomastus meridionalis (Lyman, 1879)
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophioglypha meridionalis Lyman, T. 1879. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, under Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Part 2. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 6(2): 17-83, pls 11-19 [56, pl. 16(447-449)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1882.12.23.80 1 specimen (Challenger stn 320), La Plata, 1116m [37°17'S, 53°52'W]. - Ophiomastus rotundus Smith, G.A. 1923. Rep. echinoderms of the 'Quest'. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12 9: 372? [372-374, fig. 2].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1923.6.15.56-58 3 specimens, Larsen Point, one mile offshore, 93m [54°10'S, 36°27'W].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Mortensen, T. 1936. Echinoidea and Ophiuroidea. Discovery Reports 12: 199-348, 53 figs, 9 pls [330-332, fig. 44, 45] (as Ophiura meridionalis)
Generic Combinations
- Ophiura (Ophiura) meridionalis (Lyman, 1879).
- Ophiomastus meridionalis (Lyman, 1879).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Antarctic, South Africa, South America, South Pacific
IMCRA
Macquarie Island Province (24)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
General References
Bernasconi, I. & d'Agostino, M.M. 1978. Equinodermos Antarcticos. III Ofiuroideos. 3) Ofiuroideos de Sandwich Del Sur y Georgias del Sur. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 5(8): 203-218, 4 pls [211-212, pl. 1(1-2)] (as Ophiomastus meridionalis)
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 [325] (as Ophiura meridionalis)
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 [40-41] (as Ophioglypha meridionalis)
Madsen, F.J. 1967. Ophiuroidea. Report of the British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1928–31 B 9: 123-144, figs 1-8, pl. 1 [131] (as Ophiura meridionalis)
Matsumoto, H. 1915. A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with descriptions of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 67(1): 43-92 [81] (as Ophiura meridionalis)
O'Hara, T.D. 1999. Systematics and biology of Macquarie Island echinoderms. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 57(2): 167-223 [201, pl. 3g] (as Ophiura (Ophiura) meridionalis)
History of changes
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 01-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 17-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |