Species Ophiothela mirabilis (Verrill, 1867)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ophiothrix mirabilis Verrill, A.E. 1867. Notes on the Radiata in the Museum of Yale College with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 1(2): 247-351 [268-269].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown, Pearl Islands, Bay of Panama.
• Ophiothela danae Verrill, A.E. 1869. On new and imperfectly known echinoderms and corals. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 12: 381-391 [391].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) MCZ 2492 9 specimens, Fiji Ils; MCZ 2631 1 specimen, Fiji Ils; YPM 395 2 specimens, Feegee Islands.
• Ophiothela isidicola Lütken, C.F. 1872. Ophiuridarum novarum vel minus cognitarum descriptiones nonnullae. Berkrivelser af vogle rye eller mindre bekjendte Slangestjerner. Med nogle Bemaerkninger om Selvdelingen hos Straaldyrene. Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger 1872: 75-158 [92, 107, pl. 2(4a-f)].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Formosa Channel.
• Ophiothela verrilli Duncan, P.M. 1879. On some Ophiuroidea from the Korean Seas. Journal of the Linnean Society Zool. 14: 445-482, pls 9-11 [477-479, pl. 11(33)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1880.1.3.12, Korean Seas.
• Ophiothela danae involuta Koehler, R. 1898. Échinodermes, receuillis par l'Investigator dans l'Océan Indien. II. Les ophiures littorales. Bulletin Scientique de la France et de la Belgique 31: 55-124, pls 2-5 [89-90] [as Ophiothela danae var. involuta].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (whereabouts undetermined), 'Lac Chilka', Indian Ocean.
• Ophiothela hadra 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 [284-285, pl. 14(2)].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 3831, Murray Is. (as Mer, Murray Ils), Torres Strait, QLD.
• Ophiothela caerulea 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 [283-284, pl. 14(1)].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 2497, Arabian Gulf.
• Ophiothela dividua Balinsky, J.B. 1957. The Ophiuroidea of Inhaca Island. Annals of the Natal Museum 14(1): 1-32 figs 1-7 pl. 1 [22].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• 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 [230-232, fig. 67, pl. 4(8)] (as Ophiothela danae)

 

Generic Combinations

• Ophiothela mirabilis (Verrill, 1867).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indian, Indo-Pacific, North Pacific, South Africa, South Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Southwest Transition (7)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Faune de Madagascar. 48. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 272 pp, 77 figs, 17 pls. [158-159, pl. 8(3-4)] (as Ophiothela danae)

Clark, A.M. & Courtman-Stock, J. 1976. The Echinoderms of Southern Africa. British Museum of Natural History Publication 766: 277 pp, 276 figs [141] (as Ophiothela danae)

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls. [84-85] (as Ophiothela hadra)

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 [284] (as Ophiothela danae)

Clark, H.L. 1916. I. Report on the sea-lilies, starfishes, brittle-stars and sea-urchins obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Endeavour Research 4(1): 1-123 figs 1-11 pls 1-44 [92] (as Ophiothela hadra)

Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 10: 1-224, 38 pls [117] (as Ophiothela danae)

Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. An account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55: 1-596, figs 1-64, pls 1-28 [319] (as Ophiothela hadra)

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567 [229-230] (as Ophiothela hadra)

Fujita, T. 1998. Ophiuroids (Echinodermata) from Fukue Island off Kyushu, Western Japan, including three new records for Japan. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) 31: 223-230 [224] (as Ophiothela danae)

Gibbs, P.E., Clark, A.M. & Clark, C.M. 1976. Echinoderms from the northern region of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 30(4): 101-144 [125] (as Ophiothela danae)

Irimura, S. 1969. Supplemental report of Dr. Murakami's paper on the ophiurans of Amakusa, Kyushu. Publications from the Amakusa Marine Biology Laboratory, Kyusku University 2(1): 37-48 [44] (as Ophiothela danae)

Irimura, S. 1981. Ophiurans of Tanabe Bay and its vicinity, with the description of a new species of Ophiocentrus. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 26(1/3): 15-49, pl. 1 [33] (as Ophiothela danae)

Irimura, S. 1982. The Brittle-stars of Sagami Bay. Japan : Biological Laboratory, Imperial Household 95 pp, 15 pls. [57-59, fig. 34, pl. 11(1-6), 12(1-2)] (as Ophiothela danae)

Irimura, S. & Tachikawa, H. 2003. Ophiuroids from the Ogasawara Islands. Ogasawara Research 28: 1-26 [12-13] (as Ophiothela danae)

Koehler, R. 1898. Échinodermes, receuillis par l'Investigator dans l'Océan Indien. II. Les ophiures littorales. Bulletin Scientique de la France et de la Belgique 31: 55-124, pls 2-5 [89] (as Ophiothela danae)

Koehler, R. 1905. Ophiures littorales. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 45(b): 1-142, pls 1-18 [117-118] (as Ophiothela danae)

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 [297-298, pl. 59(1-3), 103(1)] (as Ophiothela danae)

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 [198] (as Ophiothela danae)

Liao, Y. & Clark, A.M. 1995. The echinoderms of southern China. Beijing : Science Press 614 pp., 23 pls. [238, fig. 124] (as Ophiothela danae)

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 [230] (as Ophiothela danae)

Marsh, L.M. 1986. Echinoderms. In Faunal surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef and Seringaham Reef, north-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 25: 63-74 [71] (as Ophiothela danae)

Marsh, L.M. 1991. Shallow water echinoderms of the Albany region, south-western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum Vol. 2 pp. 439-482. [461-462] (as Ophiothela danae)

Marsh, L.M., Vail, L.L., Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1993. Part 6. Echinoderms of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. pp. 53-65 2 tables in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Marine faunal surveys of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island North-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 91 pp. [61] (as Ophiothela danae)

McKnight, D.G. 1989. Further records of Tasman and Coral Sea echinoderms. DMFS Reports 3: 3-18 [12] (as Ophiothela hadra)

Mortensen, T. 1933. Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea: Ophiuroidea). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 93: 215-400, figs 1-91, pls 8-19 [342] (as Ophiothela danae)

Mortensen, T. 1940. Echinoderms from the Iranian Gulf. Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea and Echinoidea. Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran 2: 55-112 figs 1-24 pls 1-2 [68] (as Ophiothela danae)

Murakami, S. 1942. Ophiurans of Izu, Japan. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 7(1): 1-36 [20] (as Ophiothela danae)

Murakami, S. 1943. Report on the ophiurans of Palao, Caroline Islands. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 7(4): 159-204 figs 1-17 [180] (as Ophiothela danae)

Murakami, S. 1944. Note on the ophiurans from Amakusa, Kyusyu. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyushu Imperial University 7(8): 259-280 5 fig 1 pl. [269] (as Ophiothela danae)

Price, A.R.G. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1996. Indian Ocean echinoderrms collected during the 'Sindbad' voyage (1980-81): 3. Ophiuroidea and Echinoidea. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 62(2): 71-82 [74] (as Ophiothela danae)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [419-420] (as Ophiothela danae)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023	ECHINODERMATA	10-Aug-2023	MODIFIED	Nish Nizar (NMV)
15-Sep-2023		22-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
		29-Mar-2010	MODIFIED