Ophiolebes mortenseni

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

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiolebes
Species: Ophiolebes mortenseni

Name

• Ophiolebes mortenseni A.H. Clark, 1916
  • Holotype: USNM 38585 [1]
  • Type locality: Albatross: station 2818. Galapagos Islands. Depth: 392 fms.
  • Etymology: named after Ole Theodor Jensen Mortensen

References

• Clark, A.H. 1916. One new starfish and five new brittle stars from the Galapagos Islands. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 8 (18): 115-122. BHL Reference page.  [see page 119, original description]