Amphiophiura paucisquama

Amphiophiura paucisquama

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 paucisquama

Name

• Amphiophiura paucisquama Ziesenhenne, 1940
  • Type locality: Station 818-38, 300 fms., south of Hood Island, Galapagos
  • Holotype: AFH 8 [Allan Hancock Foundation]
  • Paratypes: MCZ OPH-5716 [1]; USNM E8005 [2]

References

• 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 Amphiophiura paucisquama p. 12]
• Ziesenhenne, F.C. 1940. New Ophiurans of the Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. 8(2): 7-58; pls 2-9. Online BHL Reference page.  [as Amphiophiura paucisquama p. 39–40 BHL; pl 8 figs 1-3 (original description)]