Ophiacantha trachybactra

Ophiacantha trachybactra

Taxonavigation edit

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 trachybactra

Name edit

Ophiacantha trachybactra H.L. Clark, 1911

Etymology: from Ancient Greek words for "rough" and "club", refers to the rough, club-shaped, lower arm spines.
Type locality: R/V “Albatross”, sta. 5029, 28-09-1906, Okhotsk Sea, Sakhalin Id., 48° 22' 30" N 145° 43' 30" E., 805 m, black sand, gravel, bottom temperature 1.8°C.
Holotype: USNM 25649
Paratypes: MCZ OPH-3225 ; USNM 26816

Synonyms edit

  • Ophiacantha clypeata Kyte, 1977
Synonymy: Martynov et al., 2015
Etymology: from the Latin word clypeus meant “round shield”
Type locality:R/V “Albatross”, sta. 4772, 04.06.1906, Bering Sea, Aleutian Ids, Bowers Bank, 54° 30' 30" N 179°14' E., 629 to 681 m, green brown sand
Holotype: USNM 26241
Paratypes: USNM 26698; USNM 27016; MCZ OPH-3224

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