The World Asteroidea Database -

WoRMS name details

Ophiacantha durbanensis Mortensen, 1933

AphiaID

213094 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213094)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (superceded combination)

Accepted Name

Ophiotreta durbanensis (Mortensen, 1933)

Rank

Species

Parent

Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842

Orig. name

Ophiacantha (Ophiotreta) durbanensis Mortensen, 1933

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Ophiacantha (Ophiotreta) durbanensis Mortensen, 1933) Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400. [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha durbanensis Mortensen, 1933. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213094 on 2024-05-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2000-04-17 19:03:52Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2009-06-29 08:18:57Z

checked

Stöhr, Sabine

2016-07-15 11:42:09Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

Licensing

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Sources (2)
Notes (1)

original description (of Ophiacantha (Ophiotreta) durbanensis Mortensen, 1933) Mortensen, T. (1933). Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea) Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening 93.</em> 65: 215-400. [details]

source of synonymy Clark, A. M.; Courtman-Stock, J. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details]

From other sources

synonymy Original combination [details]