Ophiopleura

Ophiopleura borealis. Juvenile and young adult.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiurina
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: Euryophiurida Ordo: Ophiurida Subordo: Ophiurina

Familia: Ophiopyrgidae
Genus: Ophiopleura
Species: O. borealis – O. inermis

Name

• Ophiopleura Danielssen & Koren, 1877
  • Type species: Ophiopleura borealis Danielssen & Koren, 1877

References

• Danielssen, D.C. & Koren, J. 1877. Fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition. Echinodermer [1]. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne. 23(3): 45-83. BHL (Danish). Reference page.  [as Ophiopleura, original description)]
• O’Hara, T.D., Stöhr, S., Hugall, A.F., Thuy, B. & Martynov, A. 2018. Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. European Journal of Taxonomy 416: 1–35. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2018.416 Reference page.  [as Ophiopleura p. 10]
• Stöhr, S.; O'Hara, T.D.; Thuy, B. 2012: Global diversity of brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). PLoS ONE 7(3): e31940. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031940 Reference page.