Amphiura heptacantha

Amphiura heptacantha

Amphiura heptacantha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphiuroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Euryophiurida Ordo: Ophiurida Subordo: Gnathophiurina Superfamilia: Amphiuroidea

Familia: Amphiuridae
Genus: Amphiura
Species: Amphiura heptacantha

Name

• Amphiura heptacantha (Mortensen, 1940) A.M. Clark, 1970
  • original combination: Ophionephthys heptacantha Mortensen, 1940
  • Type locality: Iran, 3 miles WNW of Chabahar. Depth 10 m.
  • Holotype: ZMUC OPH-000130

Synonymy

• Ophionephthys heptacantha Mortensen, 1940

References

• Clark, A.M. 1970. Notes on the family Amphiuridae (Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 19(1): 1-81. BHL Reference page.  [as Amphiura (Fellaria) heptacantha p. 18 (recombination)]
• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1940. Echinoderms from the Iranian Gulf. Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, and Echinoidea. Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran. Part 2, 55-112, 14 figs, 2 pls. Reference page.  [as Ophionephthys heptacantha p. 81–84; Fig. 12 (original description)]