Species Ophiosphalma glabrum (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophiomusium glabrum Lütken, C.F. & Mortensen, T. 1899. Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross, during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., comman. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 23(2): 93-208, pls 1-23 [132-133].
- Ophiomusium fimbriatum 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 [403-405, pl. 90(6-8)].
Type data:
Lectotype USNM E188 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5614), Molucca Passage, Tifori Is, 2011m [0°31'N, 125°58.75'E].
Paralectotype(s) MNHP EcOs21916 1 specimen (Albatross stn 5614), Molucca Passage, Tifori Is, 2011m [0°31'N, 125°58.75'E]. - Ophiomusium multispinum 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.
Generic Combinations
- Ophiosphalma fimbriatum (Koehler, 1922).
- Ophiosphalma glabrum (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
East Atlantic, Indian, Indo-Pacific
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Cape Province (20)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
General References
Baker, A. N 2016. An illustrated catalogue of type specimens of the bathyal brittlestar genera Ophiomusium Lyman and Ophiosphalma H. L. Clark (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Zootaxa 4097 (1): 1-40 [31]
O'Hara, T. D., Stöhr, S., Hugall, A. F., Thuy, B. & Martynov, A. 2018. Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. European Journal of Taxonomy 416
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 [603, pl. 2(6)] (as Ophiosphalma fimbriatum)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | ECHINODERMATA | 07-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | Nish Nizar (NMV) |
| 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED |