Ophiuroidea name details
Ophioconus cincta
213460 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213460)
unaccepted (misspelling)
Species
Ophioconus accepted as Ophioconis Lütken, 1869
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophioconis cincta Brock, 1888) Brock, J. (1888). Die Ophiuridenfauna des indischen Archipels. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 47, 465-539., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49595476 [details]
Description Arm length to 20 mm, disc diameter to 6 mm. Similar to Ophiochaeta hirsuta, but genus instantly recognisable by fan-shaped...
Description Arm length to 20 mm, disc diameter to 6 mm. Similar to Ophiochaeta hirsuta, but genus instantly recognisable by fan-shaped teeth with glassy, serrated edge. Colour cream with dusky grey markings and banded arms. Habitat: among algae, sponges, coral etc.
General distribution: tropical, west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-72 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); WIO, Red Sea to W Pacific (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in East Indies, north Australia, Philippine and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
General distribution: tropical, west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-72 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); WIO, Red Sea to W Pacific (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in East Indies, north Australia, Philippine and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioconus cincta. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213460 on 2024-04-19
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2000-09-29 13:20:33Z
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Garcia, Maria
original description
(of Ophioconis cincta Brock, 1888) Brock, J. (1888). Die Ophiuridenfauna des indischen Archipels. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 47, 465-539., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49595476 [details]
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [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
basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'.</em> 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [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
From editor or global species database
Spelling Ophioconis in Loisette & Marshall (1983).Holotype in Zoologisches Museum, Göttingen (Germany). Type locality: Amboina, Indonesia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ophioconis is actually not a spelling variation, but the correct spelling. [details]
From other sources
Description Arm length to 20 mm, disc diameter to 6 mm. Similar to Ophiochaeta hirsuta, but genus instantly recognisable by fan-shaped teeth with glassy, serrated edge. Colour cream with dusky grey markings and banded arms. Habitat: among algae, sponges, coral etc. General distribution: tropical, west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-72 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995); WIO, Red Sea to W Pacific (Richmond, 1998).
Also distributed in East Indies, north Australia, Philippine and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, continental shelf (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]