Species Ophioplinthaca rudis (Koehler, 1897)
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- 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
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| 15-Sep-2023 | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |