Amphiura octacantha

Ophionephthys octacantha; Figs. 9, 10.

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 octacantha

Name

• Amphiura octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915) A.M. Clark, 1970
  • Original combination: Ophionephthys octacantha H.L. Clark, 1915
  • Type locality: Torres Strait, Friday Island on sandy flat, under a stone.
  • Holotype: MCZ OPH-3744 [1]

Synonymy

• Ophionephthys decacantha
  • Synoymised by A.M. Clark, 1970
  • Type locality: Western Australia, Broome. Depth: 5-8 fms.
  • Holotype: MCZ OPH-4961 [2]
  • Paratype: MCZ OPH-4962 [3]
• Ophionephthys octacantha H.L. Clark, 1915

References

• Baker, A.N. 1979. Some Ophiuroidea from the Tasman Sea and adjacent waters. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 6(1): 21-51. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1979.10428345 . Reference page.  [as Amphiura (Fellaria) octacantha p. 43]
• Clark, H.L. 1915a. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 25(4): 163–376, 20 pls. BHL Reference page.  [as Ophionephthys octacantha p. 228 (original description)]
• Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait: its composition and its origin. Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institute. 10: 1–223. BHL Reference page.  [as Ophionephthys octacantha p. 106]
• Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 55: 1–597, 28 pls. BHL Reference page.  [as Ophionephthys octacantha p. 240] [as Ophionephthys decacantha p. 240–241 (original description)]
• 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 octacantha p. 18 (recombination, synonymy)]
• Murakami, S. 1942. Ophiurans of Izu, Japan. Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Kyûshû Imperial University 7(1): 1-36, 12 figs. hdl: 2324/22594 PDF Reference page.  [as Ophionephthys octacantha p. 19–20]