Ophiuroidea taxon details
Amphilepis scutata Mortensen, 1933
213451 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213451)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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]
Note off Durban, 410 m
Type locality off Durban, 410 m [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphilepis scutata Mortensen, 1933. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213451 on 2026-01-26
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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]
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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Type locality off Durban, 410 m [details]
