Ophiacantha scutata

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species:

Ophiacantha scutata Lyman, 1878

Type locality: Near Morro Light, north of Havana, Cuba, Atlantic Ocean, 23°11′00″N 82°23′00″W / 23.1833333°N 82.383333°W / 23.1833333; -82.383333, depth 292 fms.

Holotype: MCZ:IZ:OPH-1988 [1].

Paratype: MCZ:IZ:OPH-1989 [2].

• Ophiacantha scutata Lyman, 1878: 229, pl. 1 figs. 1–3; — H.L. Clark, 1915: 204; — H.L. Clark, 1941: 79; — Downey, 1969: 80–81.

• 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. 
• Clark, H.L. 1941. Reports on the scientific results of the Atlantis expeditions to the West Indies, under the joint auspices of the University of Havana and Harvard University. The Echinoderms (other than holothurians). Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural. 15(1): 1-154, 10 plates. 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. 
• Lyman, T. 1878. Ophiurans and Astrophytons. Reports on the dredging operations of the US coast survey Str. “Blake”. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 5(9): 217-238, 3 pls. BHL Reference page. 

• Ophiacantha scutata Lyman, 1878 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on April 11, 2025

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