Amphiophiura fisheri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiurina
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: Ophiurina

Familia: Ophiopyrgidae
Genus: Amphiophiura
Species: Amphiophiura fisheri

Name

• Amphiophiura fisheri (A.H. Clark, 1949)
  • Original combination: Ophiura fisheri A.H. Clark, 1949
  • Type locality: R/V Albatross Station 3916. Hawaii, Oahu Island, Diamond Head. Depth 547–604 m.
  • Holotype: USNM E7115 [1]
  • Paratypes: USNM E7116 [2]; USNM E7117 [3]; USNM E7118 [4]; USNM E7119 [5]; USNM E7120 [6]; USNM E7121 [7]; USNM E7122 [8]
  • Etymology: named after Walter Kenrick Fisher

Synonymy

• Ophiura fisheri A.H. Clark, 1949

References

• Clark, A.H. 1949. Ophiuroidea of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. 195: 3-133. PDF Reference page.  [as Ophiura fisheri p. 59–60 (original description)]
• Downey, M.E. 1969. Catalog of recent Ophiuroid type specimens in major collections in the United States. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 293: 1–239. BHL Reference page.  [as Ophiura fisheri p. 208–209]