Ophidiaster

Ophidiaster ophidianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Granulosina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Asterozoa Classis: Asteroidea Ordo: Valvatida Subordo: Granulosina

Familia: Ophidiasteridae
Genus: Ophidiaster
Species: O. agassizi – O. alexandri – O. armatus – O. bayeri – O. bullisi – O. colossus – O. confertus – O. cribrarius – †O. davidsoni – O. duncani – O. granifer – O. guildingi – O. helicostichus – O. hemprichi – O. kermadecensis – O. lorioli – O. ludwigi – O. macknighti – O. multispinus – O. ophidianus – O. perplexus – O. perrieri – O. reyssi – O. rhabdotus

Name

Ophidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836

Type species: Asterias ophidiana Lamarck, 1816, by monotypy.

Synonymy

• Ophidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836; — Sladen, 1889: 401–403; — Fisher, 1906: 1077; — Ely, 1942: 21; — H.E.S. Clark, 1962: 2; — McKnight in H.E.S. Clark & McKnight, 2001: 167; — Mah, 2021: 418.
• Chione Gistel, 1848
  • Type species: Asterias ophidiana Lamarck, 1816, by monotypy.
• Drachmaster Downey, 1970
  • Type species: Drachmaster bullisi Downey, 1970, by monotypy.

References

• Clark, H.E.S. 1962. Odinia and Ophidiaster (Asteroidea) in New Zealand. Zoology Publications from Victoria University of Wellington. 30: 1–10. PDF Reference page. 
• Clark, H.E.S. & McKnight, D.G. 2001. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Echinodermata: Asteroidea (sea-stars) order Valvatida. NIWA biodiversity memoir. 117: 1–269. PDF Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait: its composition and its origin. Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institute. 10: 1–223. BHL Reference page. 
• Ely, C.A. 1942. Shallow water Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea of Hawaii. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 176: 1–63. Hathitrust. Reference page. 
• Fisher, W.K. 1906. The Starfishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. 23(3): 987–1130. BHL Reference page. 
• Mah, C.L. 2021. The East Pacific/South Pacific Boundary: New taxa and occurrences from Rapa Nui (Easter Island), New Caledonia and adjacent regions. Zootaxa. 4980(3): 401–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4980.3.1 Reference page. 
• Sladen, W.P. 1889. Report on the Asteroidea. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 Part 51, Zoology 30: i–xlii, 1–893. BHL Reference page.