Ophiacantha cyrena

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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: Ophiacantha
Species:

Ophiacantha cyrena A.H. Clark, 1916

Type locality: South Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, between Santa Cruz and San Cristobal Islands, 0°29′00″S 89°54′30″W / 0.4833°S 89.9083°W / -0.4833; -89.9083, depth 717 m.

Holotype: USNM 38582 [1].

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.
Downey, M.E. 1969. Catalog of recent Ophiuroid type specimens in major collections in the United States. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 293: 1–239. BHL Reference page.