Ophiochondrus stelliger

Taxonavigation

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

Ophiochondrus stelliger Lyman, 1879
- Syntype: MCZ OPH-2692
- Type locality: Challenger: station 320. Depth: 600 fms.

Ophiochondrus falklandicus Koehler, 1923
- Synonymised by Mortensen (1936)
- Type locality: [Swedish Antarctic Expedition] Station 58. 11 September 1902. South of West Falkland. 2° 29’ S’; 60° 36’ W. Depth: 197 meters. Sand and gravel.
- Syntype: MNHN-IE-2013-10303 [1], 2 specimens.

Lyman, T. 1879. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger", under Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Part II. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 6(2): 17–84. BHL Reference page. [see page 44, original description]
Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1923. Astéries et Ophiures recueillies par l'Expédition Antarctique Suédoise (1901-1903). Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold. 1(1): 1-145. PDF Reference page. [original description of Ophiochondrus falklandicus]
Mortensen, T. 1936. Echinoidea and Ophiuroidea. Discovery Reports. 12: 199–348, pls. 1–9. BHL Reference page. [as Ophiochondrus stelliger p. 259 (synonymy)]
Thuy, T. 2013. Temporary expansion to shelf depths rather than an onshore-offshore trend: the shallow-water rise and demise of the modern deep-sea brittle star family Ophiacanthidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). European Journal of Taxonomy 48: 1–242. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2013.48 Reference page. [see page 210, figures 37 3a-b]