Ophioplocus

Ophioplocus imbricatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiolepidoidea

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: Amphilepidida Subordo: Ophionereidina Superfamily: Ophiolepidoidea

Familia: Hemieuryalidae
Genus: Ophioplocus
Species: O. bispinosus – O. declinans – O. esmarki – O. giganteus – O. hancocki – O. huttoni – O. imbricatus – O. incipiens – O. januarii – O. japonicus – O. marginata

Name

Ophioplocus Lyman, 1861

Type species: Ophiolepis imbricata Müller & Troschel, 1842 (type by original designation)

Synonymy

• Ophioceramis Lyman, 1865 (synonymized by Thomas (1975))
• Ophioceres Koehler, 1922 (synonymized by Thomas (1975))

References

Primary references

• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1922. Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914. Scientific Report Series C. 8(2): 5-98, pls 76-90. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Ophioceres: p. 47-48]
• Lyman, T. 1861. Descriptions of new Ophiuridae. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 8: 75-86. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Ophioplocus: p. 75-76]
• Lyman, T. 1865. Illustrated catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, at Harvard College, No. 1: Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae. viii+200 pp.; pl. I–II; fig. 1–19. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Ophioceramis: p. 62]
• Thomas, L.P. 1975. The systematic relationships of Ophioplocus, Ophioceramis and Ophioceres (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of Marine Science. 25(2): 232–247 figs 1–3. Online Reference page.  [diagnosis, source of synonymy]

Additional references

• Matsumoto, H. 1917. A monograph of Japanese Ophiuroidea, arranged according to a new classification. The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo. 38: 1–408. BHL Reference page.  [p. 301]

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioplocus Lyman, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172625 on 2020-03-27

• BHL bibliography
• Ophioplocus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophioplocus.
• ION

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