Ophioconis forbesi
Koehler 1896a: 213
1898: 58
Ophioconis forbesi ( Heller, 1863 )
Koehler 1909: 141
Mortensen 1927a: 227
Pereira 1997: 332
García-Diez et al . 2005: 50
Micael & Costa 2010: 322
Micael et al . 2012: 3
The Echinoderm Fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic Ocean)
Madeira, Patrícia
Kroh, Andreas
Cordeiro, Ricardo
De, António M.
Martins, Frias
Ávila, Sérgio P.
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-19
4639
1
1
231
(Heller, 1863)
Heller
1863
[151,538,297,324]
Ophiuroidea
Ophiodermatidae
Ophioconis
Animalia
Ophiurida
38
39
Echinodermata
species
forbesi
Reports for the Azores:
Ophioconis forbesi L̹tken, 1869— $ Koehler 1896a: 213, 1898: 58; Ophioconis forbesi( Heller, 1863)— $ Koehler 1909: 141; Koehler 1921b: 89–90, fig. 59; Mortensen 1927a: 227; Tortonese 1965: 262–263, fig. 120; Pereira 1997: 332; García-Diez et al. 2005: 50; Micael & Costa2010: 322; Micael et al. 2012: 3.
Typelocality:Adriatic (Mediterranean Sea). See: Heller (1863: 422–424, pl. 2, figs. 5–8) Koehler (1921b); Tortonese (1965). Occurrence:Mediterranean Sea and Northeast Atlantic, from the Bay of Biscay to Moroccan coasts ( Tortonese 1965), including the archipelagos of the Azores( Koehler 1909) and Canaries( Hernández et al. 2013), and the seamounts of Josephine, Seine and Gettysburg ( Koehler 1909). Depth: 20–230 m( Koehler 1921b, Cherbonnier & Sibuet 1972); AZO: 98–130 m( Koehler 1898, 1909). Habitat:sand, gravel and shells to rock; also among coralligenous algae; found in association with Ophiura albidaForbes, 1939 ( Koehler 1921b). Remarks: Koehler (1896a, 1898, 1909) identified the only two specimens of Ophioconis forbesiknown from the Azores, collected by Hirondelle(sta 226: 38°31’19”N, 28°34’31”W, 130 m) and Princesse Alice(sta 882: 38°03’40”N, 28°34’45”W, 98 m).