Ophiohelus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophioscolecida
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: Ophioscolecida

Familia: Ophiohelidae
Genus: Ophiohelus
Species (3): O. densispinus – O. pellucidus – O. umbella

Name

• Ophiohelus Lyman, 1880

Type species: Ophiohelus umbella Lyman, 1880.

References

Primary references

• Lyman, T. 1880. A structural feature, hitherto unknown among Echinodermata, found in deep-sea ophiurans. Anniversary memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 1-12. BHL Reference page. 

[see page 5, original description]

Links

• Ophiohelus in the World Register of Marine Species