Species Ophiopallas paradoxa Koehler, 1904
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiopallas paradoxa Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [12-13, pl. 3(1-3)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA E2435, E2436, E2437 6 syntypes, Macassar, Gilolo Passage, and Banda Sea, Indonesia. - Ophiopallas paradoxa altera 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 [110, pl. 9(5)].
Type data:
Status unknown, ZMB 1 specimen (Valdivia stn 242), East Africa, 404m [6°34'S, 39°55'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Madsen, F.J. 1983. A review of the Ophioleucinae stat. rev. (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) with the erection of a new genus Ophiostriatus. Steenstrupia 9(2): 29-69 figs 1-45 [54-57, fig. 1a-f, 10a-b, 11] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indian, Indo-Pacific, South Africa
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Transition (3)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
General References
Baker, A.N. 1979. Some Ophiuroidea from the Tasman Sea and adjacent waters. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 21-51, figs 1-8 [32-34, fig 4c] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
Clark, A.M. 1974. Notes on some echinoderms from southern Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 26(6): 421-487 figs 1-16 tables 1-3 [477, fig. 15a-c] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
Clark, A.M. 1977. South African Museum's Meiring Naude cruises. 4 Echinoderms. Annals of the South African Museum 73(6): 133-147 [136] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
Clark, A.M. & Courtman-Stock, J. 1976. The Echinoderms of Southern Africa. British Museum of Natural History Publication 766: 277 pp, 276 figs [186, figs 199, 203] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
Guille, A. 1981. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Mémoires de ORSTOM 91: 413-456, 4 figs, 9 pls [433] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
Guille, A. & Vadon, C. 1986. Ophiuridae de l'oceán Indien profund. Indo-Malayan Zoology 3: 167-188 [169] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
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 [436-437, pl. 79(1-2)] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
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 [280] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
Liao, Y. & Clark, A.M. 1995. The echinoderms of southern China. Beijing : Science Press 614 pp., 23 pls. [288, fig. 161] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
McKnight, D.G. 1993. Records of echinoderms (excluding holothurians) from the Norfolk Ridge and Three Kings Rise north of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 20: 165-190 [175, 188] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [404] (as Ophiopallas paradoxa)
History of changes
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