Ophiophrura imperfecta

Ophioprium imperfectum; Figs 7, 8.

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: Ophioscolecidae
Genus: Ophiophrura
Species: Ophiophrura imperfecta

Name

Ophiophrura imperfecta (H.L. Clark, 1915)

Original combination: Ophioprium imperfectum H.L. Clark, 1915

Type locality: Off St. Vincent, St Vincent & The Grenadines. Depth: 573 fms.

Holotype: MCZ:IZ:OPH-2167 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophioprium imperfectum H.L. Clark, 1915: 215–216, pl. 3 figs. 7–8.
• Ophiophrura imperfecta (H.L. Clark, 1915) Martynov, 2010: 77, 79, fig. 52F, H–J.

References

• Clark, H.L. 1915a. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 25(4): 163–376, 20 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Martynov, A. 2010. Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. Zootaxa. 2697: 1–154. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2697.1.1 Reference page. 

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