Gorgonocephalus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Euryalida 

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: Euryalida

Familia: Gorgonocephalidae
Subfamilia: Gorgonocephalinae
Genus: Gorgonocephalus
Species (10): G. arcticus – G. caputmedusae – G. chilensis – G. diomedeae – G. dolichodactylus – G. eucnemis – G. lamarckii – G. pustulatum – G. sundanus – G. tuberosus

Name

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Gorgonocephalus Leach, 1815

Type species: Asterias caput-medusae Linnaeus, 1758, by monotypy.

Synonymy

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References

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  • Bell, F.J. 1892. Catalogue of the British echinoderms in the British Museum (Natural History). London: Printed by Order of the Trustees. 1–292. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.11515  .Reference page
  • Leach, W.E. 1815. The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals. Vol. II. 2: 1–154, pls. 61–120. BHL Reference page
  • Lyman, T. 1882. Report on the Ophiuroidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Reports of Science Research Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Zoology 5(14): 1–386. BHL Reference page
  • Mortensen, O.T.J. 1924. Pighude (Echinodermer). Danmarks fauna; illustrerede haandbøger over den danske dyreverden. 27: 1–274. BHL.Reference page