original description
(of Ophiophragmus echinatus Ljungman, 1867) Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [details]
original description
(of Ophiostigma formosa Lütken, 1872) Lütken, C. F. (1872). Ophiuridarum novarum vel minus cognitarum descriptiones nonnullae. [Beskrivelse af nogle nye eller mindre bekjerdte Slangestjernerne] Med nogle Bemaerkninger om Selvdelingen hos Straaldyrene. <em>Overs. K. danske Vidensk. Selsk. Forh.</em> 77, 75-158, 2 pls. [details]
original description
(of Amphioplus luctator Koehler, 1922) Koehler, R. (1922). Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. <em>Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 100(5): 1-486., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23927321 [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]
additional source
Ljungman, A. (1867). Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. <em>Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1866.</em> 23(9): 303-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287761 [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 [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Remark Type data: in Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Type locality: Between Singapore and Batavia (Ljungman 1867). Gaspar Strait (between Sumatra and the island of Billiton to the east) cfr. A.M. Clark, 1970. Amphioplus lucator Koehler, 1922 is treated to be a synonym of D. echinatus (A.M. Clark, 1970). [details]Unverified
Distribution Also distributed in East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China and south Japan (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore. General distribution: tropical, west Pacific (also Red Sea), depth range 16-45 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]