WoRMS name details

Amphiura octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915)

212344  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212344)

alternative representation
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophionephthys octacantha H.L. Clark, 1915) Clark, H. L. (1915). Catalogue of Recent ophiurans. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32500336 [details]   
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphiura octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212344 on 2024-04-19
Date
action
by
2000-04-18 18:44:36Z
created
2000-09-25 07:20:28Z
changed
Garcia, Maria
2008-09-03 06:54:51Z
changed
2009-06-29 08:18:57Z
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original description  (of Ophionephthys octacantha H.L. Clark, 1915) Clark, H. L. (1915). Catalogue of Recent ophiurans. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32500336 [details]   

basis of record Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. <em>Faune de Madagascar, 48.</em> Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

source of synonymy Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. <em>Faune de Madagascar, 48.</em> Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Ecology Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf. General distribution: tropical, west Pacific (also Madagascar), depth range 0-50 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Also distributed in north Australia, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Remark In Subgenus (Fellaria) A.M. Clark, 1970. Holotype Museum of comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) No. 3744. Type locality: Friday Is., Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]