• Ophioplinthaca Verrill, A.E. 1899. Art. VII. — North American Ophiuroidea. I. — Revision of certain families and genera of West Indian ophiurans. II. — Faunal catalogue of the known species of West Indian ophiurans. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 10: 301-371 (Pt I); 372-386 (Pt II), pls 42, 43 [351].

  Type species:

   Ophiomitra dipsacos Lyman, 1878 by original designation.
• Ophiomytis Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [142].

  Type species:

   Ophiomytis weberi Koehler, 1904 by monotypy.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141 [76-77] (as Ophioplinthaca)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Transition (3), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southern Province (8)

General References

Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [123] (as Ophioplinthaca)

History of changes

• Ophiomitra bythiaspis Clark, H.L. 1911. North Pacific ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 75: 1-302, figs 1-144 [185-187, fig. 85].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 25636 1 specimen (Albatross stn 4979), off eastern coast, 1753m [33°53'N, 137°42'E].

Generic Combinations

• Ophioplinthaca bythiaspis (H.L. Clark, 1911).

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific, North Pacific, South Pacific

IMCRA

Timor Province (2)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine.

General References

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 [212] (as Ophioplinthaca bythiaspis)

Irimura, S., Kubodera, T. & Ishida, Y. 1995. Catalogue of the specimens of the class Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) donated by Dr. Seiichi Irimura in the National Science Museum, Tokyo. Tokyo : National Science Museum 181 pp. [42] (as Ophiomitra bythiaspis)

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 [131] (as Ophiomitra bythiaspis)

O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141 [78-80, fig. 8a-c] (as Ophioplinthaca bythiaspis)

History of changes

• Ophioplinthaca citata Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [130-131, pl. 14(5-7)].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) ZMA E2444 2 specimens (Siboga stn 156), Irian Jaya, eastern Halmahera Sea, east of Gag Is., 469m [0°29.2'S, 130°5.3'E]; ZMA E2445 1 specimen (Siboga stn 251), Kapulauan Kai (Kei Islands), 204m [5°28.4'S, 132°0.2'E].

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific

IMCRA

Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

General References

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 [212] (as Ophioplinthaca citata)

O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141 [80-82, fig. 9h-j] (as Ophioplinthaca citata)

History of changes

• Ophioplinthaca defensor 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 [84-86, pl. 9(1-2)].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMUC 1 specimen (MPE Kei Is stn 59), Indonesia, 385m [5°28'S, 132°36'E].

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific, South Pacific

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Lord Howe Province (14)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine.

General References

O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141 [fig. 18h] (as Ophioplinthaca defensor)

History of changes

• Ophioplinthaca globata 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 [132-137, pl.24(7-8), 25(1-8), 94(6)].

  Type data:

   Lectotype USNM E1045 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5123), East of Mindoro Island, Pola Bay, North Pacific Ocean, 536m [13°12.75'N, 121°38.75'E].
  Paralectotype(s) MNHP EcOs20378 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5424), Jolo Sea, Cagayan Island, 622m [9°37.8'N, 121°12.6'E]; MNHP EcOs20367 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5119), Balyan Bay and Verde Island passage, 721m [13°45.8'N, 120°30.5'E]; USNM E68 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5511), Mindanao Island, Iligan Bay, Tabu Point, Mindanao Sea, North Pacific Ocean, 750m [8°15.333'N, 123°57'E]; USNM E69 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5348), Palawan Passage, off Point Tabonan, 686m [10°57.75'N, 118°38.25'E]; USNM E70 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5374), Luzon Island, Tayabas Bay, Bantigui Point, North Pacific Ocean, 347m [13°46.75'N, 121°35.133'E]; USNM E71 8 specimens (Albatross stn 5119), Balyan Bay and Verde Island passage, 721m [13°45.8'N, 120°30.5'E]; USNM E72 5 specimens (Albatross stn 5444), NW of Batag Island, North Pacific Ocean, 563m [12°43.85'N, 124°58.833'E]; USNM E73 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5377), Luzon Island, Mompog Passage, Basan, North Pacific Ocean, 732m [13°26'N, 122°19'E]; USNM E74 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5510), Mindanao Island, Iligan Bay, Tabu Point, Mindanao Sea, North Pacific Ocean, 774m [8°16'N, 124°3.833'E]; USNM E75 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5656), Greater Sunda Islands, Celebes Island, Loholoho, Gulf of Bone, South Pacific Ocean, 885m [3°17.667'S, 120°36.75'E]; USNM E76 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5423), West of Cagayan Islands, Cagayan Island, Sulu Sea, North Pacific Ocean, 929m [9°38.5'N, 121°11'E]; USNM E77 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5444), NW of Batag Island, North Pacific Ocean, 563m [12°43.85'N, 124°58.833'E]; USNM E78 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5187), Negros Island, Tayasan, Tanon Strait, North Pacific Ocean, 411m [9°16.75'N, 123°21.25'E]; USNM E79 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5201), Offshore of Leyte Island, Sogod Bay, North Pacific Ocean, 1013m [10°10'N, 125°4.25'E]; USNM E4883 22 specimens (Albatross stn 5123), East of Mindoro Island, Pola Bay, North Pacific Ocean, 536m [13°12.75'N, 121°38.75'E]; USNM E4884 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5219), between Marinduque and Luzon, Mompog Island, 969m [13°21'N, 122°18.75'E]; USNM E4885 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5123), East of Mindoro Island, Pola Bay, North Pacific Ocean, 536m [13°12.75'N, 121°38.75'E]; USNM E4902 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5424), Jolo Sea, Cagayan Island, 622m [9°37.8'N, 121°12.6'E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific

IMCRA

Timor Province (2)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

General References

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 [83-84] (as Ophioplinthaca globata; 1 specimen)

O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141 [82-83, fig. 8d-h] (as Ophioplinthaca globata)

History of changes

• Ophiomitra plicata Lyman, T. 1878. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, under Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Part 1. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 5(7): 65-168, pls 1-10 [150-151, pl. 8(209-212), 9(233-235)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1882.12.23.186 1 specimen (Challenger stn 205), west of Luzon Is, 1953m [16°42'N, 119°22'E].
  Paratype(s) BMNH 1882.12.23.183 1 specimen (Challenger stn 170a), Kermadec Islands, 1171m [29°45'S, 178°11'W]; BMNH 1882.12.23.313 1 specimen (Challenger stn 214), Off Meangis Is, 930m [4°33'N, 127°6'E]; MCZ 2062 1 specimen (Challenger stn 170a), Kermadec Islands, 1171m [29°45'S, 178°11'W].
• Ophioplinthaca vicina Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [129-130, pl. 25(1-3)].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMA E2454 1 specimen (Siboga stn 226), Banda Sea, between Lucipara and Mai Islands, Mid channel between the Lacipara and Schildpad Islands, 1595m [5°26.7'S, 127°36.5'E].

Generic Combinations

• Ophioplinthaca plicata (Lyman, 1878).

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Ophioplinthaca incisa (Lyman, 1883) [Ophioplinthaca incisa (Lyman, 1883) (=Ophiomitra incisa Lyman, 1883) does not occur in Australia; specimens recorded as this by Baker & Devaney (1981) and Rowe & Gates (1995) are Ophioplinthaca plicata (Lyman, 1878) (O'Hara pers.comm.)]. —
  Baker, A.N. & Devaney, D.M. 1981. New records of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from southern Australia, including new species of Ophiacantha and Ophionereis. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 105(4): 155-178, figs 1-98
  O'Hara, T.D. 1990. New records of Ophiuridae, Ophiacanthidae and Ophiocomidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from south-eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 50(2): 287-305, 2 figs [301, fig. 2j]
  Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [375]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific, South Pacific

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Western Transition (5), Southern Province (8)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope, marine.

General References

Baker, A.N. & Devaney, D.M. 1981. New records of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from southern Australia, including new species of Ophiacantha and Ophionereis. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 105(4): 155-178, figs 1-98 [174] (as Ophioplinthaca incisa)

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 [211] (as Ophioplinthaca plicata)

Guozhen, L. 1987. Deep-sea ophiurans in the South China Sea. Nanhai Studia Marina Sinica 8: 143-153, pl. 1 [143-145, fig. 2, pl. 1(2)] (as Ophiomitra plicata)

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 [203-204, pl. 10(7-9)] (as Ophiomitra plicata)

O'Hara, T.D. 1990. New records of Ophiuridae, Ophiacanthidae and Ophiocomidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from south-eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 50(2): 287-305, 2 figs [301-302, fig. 2j] (as Ophioplinthaca incisa)

O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141 [84-85, fig. 8m-p, 18g] (as Ophioplinthaca plicata)

History of changes

• Ophioplinthaca pulchra Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [125-127, pl. 27(5-8)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMA E2449, E2450, E2451, E2452 22 syntypes, Indonesia and Philippines (4 Siboga stations).
• Ophioplinthaca mitis Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [127-129, pl. 25(1-3)].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MCZ 3505 1 specimen (Siboga stn 251), Kapulauan Kai (Kei Islands), 204m [5°28.4'S, 132°0.2'E]; ZMA E2447 5 specimens (Siboga stn 251), Kapulauan Kai (Kei Islands), 204m [5°28.4'S, 132°0.2'E]; ZMA E2448 8 specimens (Siboga stn 253), Kapulauan Kai (Kei Islands), 304m [5°48.2'S, 132°13'E].

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

NW Australia (296-544 m), Philippines (353-925 m), Indonesia (38-732 m).

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

History of changes

• Ophiomitra rudis Koehler, R. 1897. Échinodermes recueillis par l'Investigator dans l'Océan Indien. I. Les ophiures de mer profonde. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie 8(4): 277-372, pls 5-9 [358-360, pl. 9(74-75)].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZSI, Andaman Ils, Bay of Bengal.
• Ophiomitra cardiomorpha Clark, H.L. 1911. North Pacific ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 75: 1-302, figs 1-144 [179-180, fig. 81].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 25650 1 specimen (Albatross stn 4969), Honshu Island, Shiono Misaki, North Pacific Ocean, 1074m [33°23.667'N, 135°33'E].
  Paratype(s) USNM 26702 1 specimen (Albatross stn 4956), SW of Shikoku Island, Okino Island, North Pacific Ocean, 1317m [32°32'N, 132°25'E]; USNM 26724 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5083), SW of Honshu Island, Suruga Bay, Omae Zaki, North Pacific Ocean, 1141m [34°4.333'N, 137°57.5'E]; USNM 26835 1 specimen (Albatross stn 4918), West of Osumi Islands, Kuchinoerabu Island, East China Sea, North Pacific Ocean, 660m [30°22'N, 129°8.5'E]; USNM 27023 2 specimens (Albatross stn 4919), West of Osumi Islands, Kuchinoerabu Island, East China Sea, North Pacific Ocean, 805m [30°34'N, 129°19.5'E]; MCZ 3228 1 specimen (Albatross stn 4919), West of Osumi Islands, Kuchinoerabu Island, East China Sea, North Pacific Ocean, 805m [30°34'N, 129°19.5'E].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Clark, H.L. 1939. Ophiuroidea. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 6(2): 29-136, figs 1-62 [46-47] (as Ophioplinthaca rudis)

Generic Combinations

• Ophioplinthaca rudis (Koehler, 1897).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Natal (780-1200 m), Zanzibar (786-1463 m), Gulf of Aden (1270 m), India (1311-1450 m), Philippines (165-1417 m), Indonesia (239-1886 m), Eastern Australia (920-1200 m), New Caledonia (825-1620 m).

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Transition (3), Central Western Province (6)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.

General References

Clark, A.M. 1977. South African Museum's Meiring Naude cruises. 4 Echinoderms. Annals of the South African Museum 73(6): 133-147 [141] (as Ophioplinthaca rudis)

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 [210] (as Ophioplinthaca cardiomorpha)

Guille, A. 1981. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Mémoires de ORSTOM 91: 413-456, 4 figs, 9 pls [425] (as Ophioplinthaca rudis)

Imaoka, T., Irimura, S., Okutani, T., Oguro, C., S 1990. Echinoderms from continental shelf and slope around Japan Vol. 1. Tokyo : Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association 159 pp. [79, fig. 38] (as Ophioplinthaca rudis)

Koehler, R. 1899. An account of the deep-sea Ophiuroidea collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey ship Investigator. Calcutta : Indian Museum 76 pp., 14 pls. [65-67, pl. 7(58-59)] (as Ophiomitra rudis)

Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [132] (as Ophioplinthaca rudis)

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 [142-147, pl. 24(1-6), 96(1)] (as Ophioplinthaca rudis)

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 [130-131] (as Ophioplinthaca cardiomorpha)

O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141 [85-86, fig. 9a-c] (as Ophioplinthaca rudis)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [375-376] (as Ophioplinthaca rudis)

History of changes