Gorgonocephalus

Gorgonocephalus

Taxonavigation

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

Gorgonocephalus Leach, 1815

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

Synonymy

• Gorgonocephalus Leach, 1815: 51; — Lyman, 1882: 258–261; — Bell, 1892: 137; — Mortensen, 1924: 153–154.

References

• 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. 1924a. Pighude (Echinodermer). Danmarks fauna; illustrerede haandbøger over den danske dyreverden. 27: 1–274. BHL.Reference page.