Ophionereis australis

Ophiochiton australis. Figs. 1, 2.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophionereidoidea

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 Superfamilia: Ophionereidoidea

Familia: Ophionereididae
Genus: Ophionereis
Species: Ophionereis australis

Name

• Ophionereis australis (H.L. Clark, 1923) Mortensen, 1933
  • Original combination: Ophiochiton australis H.L. Clark, 1923
  • Type locality: 22 miles SE of Tugela River mouth, South Africa. Depth: 47 fms.
  • Holotype: SAM A6439

Synonymy

• Ophiochiton australis H.L. Clark, 1923 (original combination)

References

• Clark, H.L. 1923. The Echinoderm fauna of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 13(7): 221–435, pls VIII–XXIII. BHL Reference page.  [see page 345 as Ophiochiton australis, original description]
• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1933. Echinoderms of South Africa (Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914—16. LXV. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn. 93: 215–400; pl. VIII–XIX. PDF. Reference page.  [as Ophionereis australis p. 374–375 (recombination)]