Ophiocomella sexradia

Familia: Ophiocomidae
Genus: Ophiocomella
Species:

Ophiocomella sexradia (Duncan, 1887)

Original combination: Ophiocnida sexradia Duncan, 1887

Type locality: Myanmar, Mergui Archipelago, King Island (Kadan Kyun).

• Ophiocnida sexradia Duncan, 1887: 92–93, pl. 8 figs. 10–11; — Koehler, 1905: 33.
• Amphilimna sexradia (Duncan, 1887) H.L. Clark, 1915a: 259.
• Ophiocoma parva H.L. Clark, 1915a: 292, pl. 14 figs. 8–9; 1921: 132, pl. 13 fig. 4; 1938: 331–332; — Ely, 1942: 60, fig. 18.
  • Type locality: Australia, Torres Strait, Murray Islands.
  • Holotype: MCZ OPH-3758 [1].
  • Paratype: MCZ OPH-3855 [2].
  • Synonymised by Cherbonnier & Guille (1978: 178).
• Amphiacantha dividua Matsumoto, 1917: 180–181, fig. 47.
  • Synonymised by A.M. Clark (1970: 33).
• Ophiothauma heptactis H.L. Clark, 1938: 211–212.
  • Type locality: Australia, Northern Territory, Cobourg Peninsula, Port Essington, Coral Bay. 11°10′00″S 131°52′00″E / 11.166700°S 131.866700°E / -11.166700; 131.866700.
  • Holotype: MCZ OPH-4917 [3].
  • Synonymised by O’Hara & Thuy (2022: 16).
• Ophiocomella parva (H.L. Clark, 1915) A.H. Clark, 1939: 5–7, pl. 1 figs. 1–2.
  • Synonymised by Cherbonnier & Guille (1978: 178).
• Ophiocomella clippertoni A.H. Clark, 1939: 7 [in text]; 1949: 54.
• Ophiocomella schultzi A.H. Clark, 1941: 481–483.
  • Type locality: South Pacific Ocean. Kiribati, Kanton Island. 2°49′S 171°40′W / 2.82°S 171.67°W / -2.82; -171.67.
  • Holotype: USNM E5919 [4].
• Ophiomastix sexradiata A.H. Clark, 1952
  • Type locality: North Pacific Ocean. Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll.
  • Holotype: USNM E7359 [5].
  • Paratype: USNM E7360 [6].
• Dougaloplus sexradia (Duncan, 1887) A.M. Clark, 1970: 33.
• Dougaloplus dividua (Matsumoto, 1917) A.M. Clark, 1970: 33.
  • Synonymised by A.M. Clark (1970: 33).
• Ophiocomella sexradia (Duncan, 1887); — Cherbonnier & Guille, 1978: 178–179, pl. 12 figs. 5–6; — Stöhr, Conand & Boissin, 2008: 555–556; — Olbers, Samyn & Griffiths, 2015: 95–96, pl. 3 figs. E–F; — Boissin et al., 2016: 285–286, fig. 4g.

• Boissin, E., Hoareau, T.B., Paulay, G. & Bruggemann, J.H. 2016. Shallow-water reef ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of Réunion (Mascarene Islands), with biogeographic considerations. Zootaxa 4098(2): 273–297. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4098.2.4.Reference page. 
• Cherbonnier, G. & Guille, A. 1978. Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Faune de Madagascar. 48: 272 pp. BHL. Reference page. 
• Clark, A.H. 1939. Echinoderms (other than Holothurians) collected on The Presidential Cruise of 1938. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection. 98(11): 1–18. BHL. Reference page. 
• Clark, A.H. 1941. A new brittle-star of the genus Ophiocomella from Canton Island. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 31(11): 481–483. BHL. Reference page. 
• Clark, A.H. 1949. Ophiuroidea of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. 195: 3-133. PDF Reference page. 
• Clark, A.H. 1952. Echinoderms of the Marshall Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 102: 265–303. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, A.M. 1970. Notes on the family Amphiuridae (Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 19(1): 1-81. page/2305923 BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1915a. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 25(4): 163–376, 20 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1915b. Echinoderms of Ceylon other than holothurians. Spolia Zeylanica. 10(37): 83–102. BHL. Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait: its composition and its origin. Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institute. 10: 1–223. BHL Reference page. 
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• Olbers, J.M., Samyn, Y. & Griffiths, C.L. 2015. New or notable records of brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from South Africa. African Natural History 11(1): 83-116. DOI: 10.17159/2305-7963/2015/v11n1a3 Reference page. 
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