Ophiuroidea taxon details
Ophionereis australis (H.L. Clark, 1923)
213416 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213416)
accepted
Species
Ophiochiton australis H.L. Clark, 1923 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiochiton australis H.L. Clark, 1923) Clark, H. L. (1923). Echinoderms from Lower California, with descriptions of new species: supplementary report. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 48(6): 147-163. [details]
Note SE of Tugela River Mouth, South Africa, 86 m....
In family 'Ophiochitonidae' in Kalk (1958). [details]
From other sources
Type locality SE of Tugela River Mouth, South Africa, 86 m. Holotype in South Australian Museum, Adelaide (Australia) A.6430; paratype in South Australian Museum, Adelaide (Australia) (probable) (Rowe & Gates, 1995).In family 'Ophiochitonidae' in Kalk (1958). [details]
Distribution Also distributed in Australia (Kalk (1958) and Rowe & Gates (1995)).
Ecology: benthic, continental shelf. General...
Ecology: benthic, continental shelf. General...
Distribution Also distributed in Australia (Kalk (1958) and Rowe & Gates (1995)).
Ecology: benthic, continental shelf. General distribution: temperate, discontinuous (South Africa), depth range 44-100 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Description: Colour brownish with ringed radial shields. Aboral arm plates fan-shaped, distal edge convex and rounded. Oral shields rhomboidal. Adoral plates not contiguously in contact (Balinsky, 1957). [details]
Ecology: benthic, continental shelf. General distribution: temperate, discontinuous (South Africa), depth range 44-100 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Description: Colour brownish with ringed radial shields. Aboral arm plates fan-shaped, distal edge convex and rounded. Oral shields rhomboidal. Adoral plates not contiguously in contact (Balinsky, 1957). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophionereis australis (H.L. Clark, 1923). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213416 on 2024-04-23
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Garcia, Maria
original description
(of Ophiochiton australis H.L. Clark, 1923) Clark, H. L. (1923). Echinoderms from Lower California, with descriptions of new species: supplementary report. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 48(6): 147-163. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
additional source Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]
Paratype (of Ophiochiton australis H.L. Clark, 1923) MCZ OPH-4357 [details]
From other sources
Distribution Also distributed in Australia (Kalk (1958) and Rowe & Gates (1995)).Ecology: benthic, continental shelf. General distribution: temperate, discontinuous (South Africa), depth range 44-100 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Description: Colour brownish with ringed radial shields. Aboral arm plates fan-shaped, distal edge convex and rounded. Oral shields rhomboidal. Adoral plates not contiguously in contact (Balinsky, 1957). [details]
Type locality SE of Tugela River Mouth, South Africa, 86 m. Holotype in South Australian Museum, Adelaide (Australia) A.6430; paratype in South Australian Museum, Adelaide (Australia) (probable) (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
In family 'Ophiochitonidae' in Kalk (1958). [details]