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).