Ophiacantha dallasii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
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: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species: Ophiacantha dallasii

Name

• Ophiacantha dallasii Duncan, 1879
  • Type locality: Straits of Brea, 50 fms. 38°19′N 129°7′E.
  • Syntypes: BMNH 1880.1.3.1 [1]; BMNH 1880.1.3.17 [2]

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha amelata H.L. Clark, 1938 [misspelling of epithet]
• Ophiacantha ameleta H.L. Clark, 1938
  • Synonymised by O'Hara & Stöhr (2006)
  • Type locality: "Siboga" station 117. Indonesia, Kwandang Bay, Celebes. 46 fms. 1°0′30″S 122°56′0″E.
  • Holotype: MCZ OPH-3508 [3]
• Ophiacantha gracilis (Studer, 1882)
  • Synonymised by O'Hara & Stöhr (2006)
• Ophiothamnus gracilis Studer, 1882
  • Synonymised by O'Hara & Stöhr (2006)
  • Type locality: NW of Australia. 19°42′06.0″S 116°49′48.0″E.
  • Holotype: ZMB 2531

References

• 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.  [original description of Ophiacantha ameleta p. 209–210]
• Duncan P.M. 1879. On some Ophiuroidea from the Korean Seas. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 14(77): 445–482. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Ophiacantha dallasii p. 471–473]
• O’Hara, T.D., Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. In: Richer de Forges, B. et al.. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 193: 33-141. ResearchGate Reference page.  [as Ophiacantha dallasii p. 51–52, source of synonymy]
• Studer, T.R. 1882. Übersicht über die Ophiuriden, welche während der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde 1874-1876 gesammelt wurden. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1882: 1-37, pls 1-3. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Ophiothamnus gracilis p. 24–25]