Ophiacantha notata Koehler, 1906a

Madeira, Patrícia, Kroh, Andreas, Cordeiro, Ricardo, De, António M., Martins, Frias & Ávila, Sérgio P., 2019, The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean), Zootaxa 4639 (1), pp. 1-231 : 35

Ophiacantha notata Koehler, 1906a

Reports for the Azores:

Ophiacantha notata Koehler, 1906 a— $ St̂hr & Segonzac 2005: 386.

Type locality: Bay of Biscay (45°05’00”N, 7°00’26”W) .

See: Koehler (1906a: 23–24, pl. 2, figs. 28–30; 1906b: 284–286. pl. 20, figs. 36–38); Paterson (1985: 44, fig. 19).

Occurrence: only known from the Bay of Biscay ( Koehler 1906a) and near Menez Gwen, in Azores ( St̂hr & Segonzac 2005).

Depth: 850– 1,226 m ( AZO: 850 m; Koehler 1906 a, St̂hr & Segonzac 2005) .

Remarks: until recently, Ophiacantha notata was known only from the type material collected by Travailleur and Talisman expeditions in the Bay of Biscay. St̂hr & Segonzac reported this rare species from the waters in the vicinity of Menez Gwen, in the southwest of the Azores (SEAHMA–1, DR01: 37°50’32”N, 31°31’16”W, 850 m).