Ophiactis tricolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gnathophiurina
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: Ophiurida Subordo: Gnathophiurina

Familia: Ophiactidae
Genus: Ophiactis
Species: Ophiactis tricolor

Name

• Ophiactis tricolor H.L. Clark, 1928
  • Holotype: SAM E458
  • Paratypes: MCZ OPH-4627 [1]; WAM Z1965; WAM Z1966

Synonymy

• Ophiactis laevis H.L. Clark, 1938
  • Type locality: Australia, Western Australia, Bunbury, Koombana Bay. 33.313330°S 115.647780°E / -33.313330; 115.647780. Depth 5-8 fms.
  • Holotype: MCZ OPH-5055 [2]
  • Paratypes: MCZ OPH-5056 [3]; MCZ OPH-5058 [4]; ZMUC OPH-000185

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.  [as Ophiactis tricolor p. 262] [as Ophiactis laevis p. 268–270 (original description)]
• Clark, H.L. 1928. The sea-lilies, sea-stars, brittle-stars and sea-urchins of the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum. 3(4): 361-482. BHL Reference page.  [as Ophiactis tricolor p. 427–429 (original description)]