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]
From editor or global species database
Spelling Ophioconis in Cherbonnier & Guille (1978).
Type species: Pectinura forbesi Heller, 1862 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
This is actually a misspelling. The original name of the genus is Ophioconis Lütken, 1869. [details]