Ophioplinthus clasta

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: Ophioplinthus
Species: Ophioplinthus clasta

Name

• Ophioplinthus clasta (H.L. Clark, 1911) Martynov & Litvinova, 2008
  • original combination: Ophiura clasta H.L. Clark, 1911
  • Type locality: Albatross station 5094. Japan, Kanagawa, Sagami Bay, south of Joga Island. 35.0783°N 139.639°E / 35.0783; 139.639. Depth 161 m.
  • Holotype: USNM 25547 [1]
  • Paratypes: MCZ OPH-2994 [2]; MCZ OPH-2995 [3]; MCZ OPH-3317 [4]; USNM 25897 [5]; USNM 27021 [6]; USNM 27121 [7]

Synonymy

• Homophiura clasta (H.L. Clark, 1911) Paterson, 1985
• Ophiura clasta H.L. Clark, 1911

References

• Clark, H.L. 1911. North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 75: 1-302. BHL Reference page.  [as Ophiura clasta p. 64–65 (original description)]
• Martynov, A. & Litvinova, N.M. 2008. Deep-water Ophiuroidea of the northern Atlantic with descriptions of three new species and taxonomic remarks on certain genera and species. Marine Biology Research. 4: 76-111. DOI: 10.1080/17451000701840066 Reference page.  [as Ophioplinthus clasta p. 88 (recombination)]
• Paterson, G.L.J. 1985. The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1–162. BHL Reference page.  [as Homophiura clasta p. 136 (recombination)]