Ophiuroidea taxon details
Ophiopallas paradoxa Koehler, 1904
213161 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213161)
accepted
Species
Ophiopallas paradoxa altera Hertz, 1927 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Subspecies Ophiopallas paradoxa altera Hertz, 1927 accepted as Ophiopallas paradoxa Koehler, 1904 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Koehler, R. (1904). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>In: Weber, Siboga Expeditie. M. E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 45a, 1-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12079779 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiopallas paradoxa Koehler, 1904. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213161 on 2025-11-24
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Garcia, Maria
original description
Koehler, R. (1904). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>In: Weber, Siboga Expeditie. M. E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 45a, 1-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12079779 [details]
original description (of Ophiopallas paradoxa altera Hertz, 1927) Hertz, M. (1927). Die Ophiuroiden der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903, 19. Zoologie.</em> 11: 1-54. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1977). The South African Museum's Meiring Naude cruises, part 4: Echinoderms. <em>Ann. S. Afr. Mus.</em> 73(6):; 133-147. [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Ophiopallas paradoxa altera Hertz, 1927) Hertz, M. (1927). Die Ophiuroiden der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903, 19. Zoologie.</em> 11: 1-54. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M. (1977). The South African Museum's Meiring Naude cruises, part 4: Echinoderms. <em>Ann. S. Afr. Mus.</em> 73(6):; 133-147. [details]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Ecology Ecology: benthic, continental shelf. General distribution: Australia, East Africa and Philippines, depth range 170-500 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]Remark Syntypes (6 specimens) ?universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands). Type locality: Macassar, Gilolo Passage, and Banda Sea, Indonesia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
