Ophiacantha pyriformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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 pyriformis

Name

Ophiacantha pyriformis Ziesenhenne, 1937

Type locality: Clarion Island, Sulphur Bay, 18.3444444°N 114.73888°W / 18.3444444; -114.73888, depth 20 fms.

Holotype: MCZ:IZ:OPH-5423 [1].

Paratype: MCZ:IZ:OPH-5424 [2].

References

• Ziesenhenne, F.C. 1937. The Templeton Crocker Expedition. X. Echinoderms from the West Coast of Lower California, the Gulf of California and Clarion Island. Zoologica; scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society 22(3), 209-289. BHL. Reference page.  [221–223, textfig. 1]

Links

• Ophiacantha pyriformis Ziesenhenne, 1937 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on April 18, 2025