Ophiuroidea taxon details
original description
Lyman, T. (1874). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae: new and old. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 3: 221-272, 7 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6705490 [details]
original description
(of Ophiopsammium rugosum Koehler, 1905) Koehler, R. (1905). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 45b, 1-140., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12109322 [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]
Unreviewed
Description From the Philippines in Lyman (1874); also distributed in Persian Gulf, East Indies and Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-50 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype Holotype Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No. 2498, paratypes Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 2499 (2 specimens), Museum of Comparative Zoology No. 2634 (7 specimens). Type locality: Philippines (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
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