Species Ophiurothamnus clausa (Lyman, 1878)
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Ophioceramis (?) clausa 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 [124, pl. 6(161-163)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1882.12.23.459 1 specimen (Challenger stn 170a), Kermadec Islands, 1171m [29°45'S, 178°11'W].
Paratype(s) MCZ 260 1 specimen (Challenger stn 171), Kermadec Islands, 1116m [28°33'S, 177°50W]. - Ophiothamnus stultus Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [141-142, pl. 25 (9, 10), 26(1)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA E2469-E2472 8 specimens, Indo-Malayan Region. - Ophiurothamnus musorstomae Guille, A. 1981. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Mémoires de ORSTOM 91: 413-456, 4 figs, 9 pls [427, fig 1g-j, pl. 3(20-21)].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP EcOs22520 1 specimen (Musorstom 1 stn CP54), NW of Lubang Island, 975-1075m [13°54'N, 119°58'E].
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 [105]
Generic Combinations
- Ophiurothamnus clausa (Lyman, 1878).
- Ophiurothamnus stultus (Koehler, 1904).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indian, Indo-Pacific, South Pacific
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Province (6), Southern Province (8)
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 [190] (as Ophiomoeris clausa)
Clark, H.L. 1939. Ophiuroidea. Scientific Reports of the John Murray Expedition 6(2): 29-136, figs 1-62 [41] (as Ophiocyclus clausa)
Koehler, R. 1904. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga-Expéditie Report 45(a): 1-176 pls 1-36 [17] (as Ophiomoeris clausa; transferred genus)
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 [104-105, pl. 22(1-4)] (as Ophiurothamnus stultus; one specimen)
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 [26, pl. 11(4-6)] (as Ophioceramis (?) clausa)
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] (as Ophiurothamnus stultus)
McKnight, D.G. 1975. Some echinoderms from the northern Tasman Sea. Records of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute 2(5): 49-76 [70] (as Ophiurothamnus stultus)
McKnight, D.G. 1993. Records of echinoderms (excluding holothurians) from the Norfolk Ridge and Three Kings Rise north of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 20: 165-190 [187] (as Ophiurothamnus stultus)
O'Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. Tropical Deep Sea Benthos 193: 33-141 [105-108, fig. 14a-I] (as Ophiurothamnus clausa)
History of changes
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