Deep-Sea taxon details

Ophiacantha simulans Koehler, 1895

125003  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125003)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Ophiuroidea (Class)
  6. Myophiuroida (Subclass)
  7. Metophiurida (Infraclass)
  8. Ophintegrida (Superorder)
  9. Ophiacanthida (Order)
  10. Ophiacanthina (Suborder)
  11. Ophiacanthidae (Family)
  12. Ophiacantha (Genus)
  13. Ophiacantha simulans (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Koehler, R. (1895). Dragages profonds executes a bord du Caudan dans le Golfe de Gascogne. Rapport préliminaire sur le Échinodermes. <em>Revue biologique du Nord de la France.</em> 7: 439-496., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10882462
page(s): 456 [details] 
Type locality contained in Bay of Biscay  
type locality contained in Bay of Biscay [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha simulans Koehler, 1895. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125003 on 2025-06-14
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophiacantha simulans Koehler, 1895. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125003 on 2025-06-14
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Hansson, Hans
2007-07-18 12:17:12Z
checked
Stöhr, Sabine
2012-03-05 13:15:09Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine

original description Koehler, R. (1895). Dragages profonds executes a bord du Caudan dans le Golfe de Gascogne. Rapport préliminaire sur le Échinodermes. <em>Revue biologique du Nord de la France.</em> 7: 439-496., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10882462
page(s): 456 [details] 

original description (of Ophiacantha composita sensu Koehler, 1906) Koehler, R. (1897). Echinodermes recueillis par “l'Investigator” dans l'Ocean Indien. I. Les Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie, series 8.</em> 4, 277-372, pl. 5-9., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35663130 [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

redescription Koehler, R. (1896). Échinodermes. In: Koehler, R. (ed.): <em>Résultats scientifiques de la campagne du "Caudan" dans le Golfe de Gascogne — août-septembre 1895 —</em>. <em>Annales de l'Université de Lyon.</em> 26: 33-127, pls. I-IV., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42101705 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Ophiacantha composita sensu Koehler, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Ophiacantha composita sensu Koehler, 1906)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) 

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