Species Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ophiothrix foveolata Marktanner-Turneretscher, G. 1887. Beschreibung neuer Ophiuriden und Bemerkungen zu bekannten. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 2: 291-316 pls 12-13 [313, pl. 13(32-33)].

  Type data:

   Holotype NHMW 10580 holotype, Aru Ils, Indonesia.
• Ophiothrix insidiosa 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 [92-94, pl. 4(34-36)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZSI ZEV 302/7 1 specimen, Point Galle, 63m [6°1'N, 81°16'E].
• Ophiothrix poecilodisca 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 [276-277, pl. 13(5)].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 2476, Zanzibar.
  Paratype(s) MCZ 3928 7 specimens.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Koehler, R. 1905. Ophiures littorales. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 45(b): 1-142, pls 1-18 [76-77] (as Ophiothrix foveolata)
• Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Faune de Madagascar. 48. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 272 pp, 77 figs, 17 pls. [141]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indian, Indo-Pacific, South Africa

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Balinsky, J.B. 1957. The Ophiuroidea of Inhaca Island. Annals of the Natal Museum 14(1): 1-32 figs 1-7 pl. 1 [20] (as Placophiothrix foveolata)

Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Faune de Madagascar. 48. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 272 pp, 77 figs, 17 pls. [141-142, pl. 6(1-2), fig. 61(15,19)] (as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata)

Clark, A.M. & Courtman-Stock, J. 1976. The Echinoderms of Southern Africa. British Museum of Natural History Publication 766: 277 pp, 276 figs [143-144, fig. 118] (as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata)

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, pl. 15(3)] (as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata)

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 [280] (as Ophiothrix foveolata)

Clark, H.L. 1923. The echinoderm fauna of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 13(7): 221-435 figs 1-4 pls 8-23 [341] (as Ophiothrix poecilodisca)

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 [125-126] (as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata)

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 [238-239, pl. 47(4-7), 98(6)] (as Ophiothrix foveolata)

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 [140] (as Ophiothrix foveolata)

Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33 Echinodermata. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia 510 pp. [422] (as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		22-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
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