Amphiura rosea (Mills, V. Sadie & O'Hara, Timothy D. 2013)
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Ordo: Ophiurida
Familia: Amphiuridae
Genus: Amphiura
Name
Amphiura rosea Farquhar, 1894 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Amphiura rosea Mills, V. Sadie, 2013, Zootaxa 3613: 416-416.
Description
Amphiura parva.—Clark, H.L., 1915 a: 230, pl. 5 (10–12) [Non Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje S, 1828)].
Materials Examined
Material Examined. Bay of Islands. KAH0907/ 226, NIWA 58430 (1).
Diagnosis
Diagnosis. Disc scaled dorsally and ventrally. Oral shield variable, but about as wide as long. Five sharp pointed arm spines, reducing to 4 then 3 spines distally. Two tentacle scales throughout arm, though sometimes 1 on proximal pores. Reddish-pink tinge to plates.
Description
Description. See Mortensen (1924).
Distribution
Distribution. New Zealand (0–252 m).
Taxon Treatment
- Mills, V. Sadie; O'Hara, Timothy D.; 2013: Ophiuroids (Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea) of biogenic habitats on the continental shelf of New Zealand, Zootaxa 3613: 416-416. doi
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