Marine Species Traits - Ophiocypris megaloplax (Mortensen, 1936)

Traits taxon details

Ophiocypris megaloplax (Mortensen, 1936)

AphiaID

243617 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:243617)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Ophiocypris Koehler, 1930

Original name

Ophiozonella megaloplax Mortensen, 1936

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of ) Mortensen, T. (1936). Echinoidea and Ophiuroidea. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 12: 199-348, pls. 1-9. (iii-1936)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5606952 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocypris megaloplax (Mortensen, 1936). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243617 on 2025-06-06

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ophiocypris megaloplax (Mortensen, 1936). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243617 on 2025-06-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-07-18 12:17:12Z

created

Stöhr, Sabine

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Mortensen, T. (1936). Echinoidea and Ophiuroidea. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 12: 199-348, pls. 1-9. (iii-1936)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5606952 [details]

basis of record Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [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]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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