Amphilepis Ljungman 1867 ...
Amphilepis Ljungman, 1867 Diagnosis: Flat disc covered by thin, overlapping scales; obvious radial shields; oral shields usually triangular, sometimes diamond or heart shaped; madreporite often distinct; usually two oral papillae per side of jaw, often with an additional apical papilla (or ventralmo...
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6201226 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6201226 |
| Summary: | Amphilepis Ljungman, 1867 Diagnosis: Flat disc covered by thin, overlapping scales; obvious radial shields; oral shields usually triangular, sometimes diamond or heart shaped; madreporite often distinct; usually two oral papillae per side of jaw, often with an additional apical papilla (or ventralmost tooth) and/or 1 or 2 distal papillae adjacent to the second oral tentacle pore; second oral tentacle pore opening between first ventral arm plate, outer end of oral shield and oral plates; arms dorso-ventrally flattened and slender; lateral arm plates bearing 3 bluntly pointed arm spines; large tentacle pores, either without tentacle scales, or bearing 1 or 2 per pore. Geographic range: North Atlantic, SW Iceland, Europe, Mediterranean Sea, North and South Africa, Madagascar, Indonesia, Japan, North Pacific, South America, New Zealand, and Antarctica. Bathymetric range: 18–4829 m. Type species: Amphilepis norvegica (Ljungman, 1865). Remarks: The jaw morphology, occasional lack of an apical papilla, and disc ... : Published as part of Mills, Sadie & O'Hara, Timothy, 2010, Amphilepis neozelandica sp. nov., the first record of the Amphilepididae in New Zealand waters (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), pp. 47-54 in Zootaxa 2514 on page 48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196098 ... |
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