Zoroaster ophiurus FISHER 1905

• Main Author: Mah, Christopher
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2007
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Echinodermata; Asteroidea; Forcipulatida; Zoroasteridae; Zoroaster; Zoroaster ophiurus; Bering Sea
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10545076; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F187FAFFA2FFE787B789B169E0FD7A

ZOROASTER OPHIURUS FISHER, 1905 Zoroaster ophiurus Fisher, 1905: 315; 1919: 390; H.L. Clark, 1913: 199; 1920: 102 (in key), 1923: 152; Fisher, 1928: 34; Baranova, 1957: 175; Alton, 1966: 1709; Carey, 1972: 41; Lambert, 1978a: 23; Maluf, 1988: 45, 125; Clark & Mah, 2001: 233. Occurrence : Bering Sea, S. to N. Peru, 695–2230 m. Material : Oregon. NMNH E16008 SW of mouth of Columbia River, 45°42′36″N, 125°12′36″W. 1920 m, Coll. v.1964. [1 dry spec. R = ∼21.0 cm, r = 1.0 cm (arms broken)] NMNH E10362 SW of mouth of Columbia River, 45°50.4′N, 125°11.2′W, 1646 m, Coll. 2.ix.1963. (1 dry spec. R = 2.0, r = 0.3 cm). NMNH E 15986, SW of Mouth of Columbia River, 45°38′36″N, 125°18′W. 2103 m [22 dry specs. R = 17.5, r = 1.1; R = 10.6 r = 1.1; R = ∼17 r = 1.1; R = 13.5, r = 1.1; R = ∼15, r = 1.2; R = ∼17, r = 1.4; R = ∼17.6 r = 1.3; R = 13.6, r = 1.1; R = ∼18 r = 1.1; R = ∼16.7, r = 1.1; R = 14.4, r = 1.2; R = 13.7, r = 1.3; R = 11.7, r = 1.3; R = 17.8, r = 1.1; R = 16.3, r = 1.2; R = 14.3, r = 1.2; R = ∼13.0, r = 1.2; R = 13.4, r = 1.1; R = ∼13.2, r = 1.1; R = ∼7.8, r = 1.1; R = ∼16.5 r = 1.1 (siX-rays) (arms broken or twisted)] California. LACM Farallon Islands slope, 37°38.40′N, 123°21.53′W to 37°38.36′N, 123°19.90′W, 2300−2375 m. Coll. 29.vii.1991. (1 wet spec. R = 3.1, r = 0.6). CASIZ 115916 West Cortes Bank, 32°13′N, 119°15.6′W, 1583−1678 m, Coll. 19.i.1985. (1 wet spec. R = 8.3, r = 0.7) CASIZ 115918 Monterey fan valley, Monterey Bay, off Point Cypress 36°33.70′N, 122°27.20′W, 2430−2710.0 m, Coll. 21.iii.1975 (1 wet spec. R = 9.6 r = 0.9). CASIZ 115923 off southern California on grey mud 32°17′N, 119°17′W, Coll. 17.i.1889. [1 wet spec. R = ∼3.2, r = 0.2 (arms broken)] Mexico. NMNH 32450, SW of San Carlos Point, Baja California. 29°23′N, 116°14′W, 1607 m. Coll. 29.iv.1911. [1 dry spec. R = 12.5, r = 0.9 (arm tips broken)] NMNH 33252 SW of Punta Abreojos, Baja California. 26°14′N, 114°, 1701 m. Coll. 22.iv.1911. (2 dry specs. R = 2.6, r = 0.5, R = 3.0, r = 0.5) Published as part of Mah, Christopher, 2007, ...