Ophiacantha dallasii

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species:

Ophiacantha dallasii Duncan, 1879

Type locality: Straits of Brea, 38°19′00″N 129°07′00″E / 38.316667°N 129.116667°E / 38.316667; 129.116667, depth 50 fms.

Syntypes: BMNH 1880.1.3.1 [1]; BMNH 1880.1.3.17 [2].

• Ophiacantha dallasii Duncan, 1879: 471–473, pl. 11(25–27); — Döderlein, 1896: 291, pl. 14(3a–c), pl. 16(12); — Koehler, 1905: 55; — Koehler, 1922: 49–50, pl. 16(1–3); — O’Hara & Stöhr, 2006: 51–52, fig. 171.
• Ophiothamnus gracilis Studer, 1882: 24–25, pl. 3(11a–e).
  • Type locality: NW of Australia, 19°42′06″S 116°49′48″E / 19.701667°S 116.830000°E / -19.701667; 116.830000.
  • Holotype: ZMB 2531.
  • Synonymised by O’Hara & Stöhr (2006: 51).
• Ophiacantha ameleta H.L. Clark, 1938: 209–210.
  • Type locality: "Siboga" station 117. Indonesia, Kwandang Bay, Celebes, 1°00′30″S 122°56′00″E / 1.008333°S 122.933333°E / -1.008333; 122.933333, depth 46 fms.
  • Holotype: MCZ OPH-3508 [3].
  • Synonymised by Cherbonnier & Guille (1978: 9).
• Ophiacantha gracilis (Studer, 1882) H.L. Clark, 1946: 186; — Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978: 19–21, pl. 3(3–4), fig. 3.
  • Synonymised by O’Hara & Stöhr (2006: 51).
• Ophiacantha amelata; — Downey, 1969: 62.
  • Misspelling of Ophiacantha ameleta.

• Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Faune de Madagascar. 48: 272 pp. BHL. Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 55: 1–597, 28 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication. No. 566: 1-567. BHL Reference page. 
• Döderlein, L. 1896. Bericht über die von Herrn Prof. Semon bei Amboina und Thursday Island gesammelten Ophiuroidea. Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena. 8, 277-300, pls 14-18. BHL. Reference page. 
• Downey, M.E. 1969. Catalog of recent Ophiuroid type specimens in major collections in the United States. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 293: 1–239. BHL Reference page. 
• Duncan P.M. 1879. On some Ophiuroidea from the Korean Seas. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 14(77): 445–482. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1905. Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. Siboga-Expeditie. E.J. Brill, Leiden. XLVb: 1-140, 18 pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1922. Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. United States national museum bulletin. 100(5): 1-486. BHL Reference page. 
• O’Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. In: Richer de Forges, B. et al.. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 193: 33–141. ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Studer, T.R. 1882. Übersicht über die Ophiuriden, welche während der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde 1874-1876 gesammelt wurden. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1882: 1-37, pls 1-3. BHL Reference page. 

• Ophiacantha dallasii Duncan, 1879 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on July 24, 2025