Ophiostigma abnorme

Ophiocnida abnormis; Fig. 37-39.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphiuroidea

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: Gnathophiurina Superfamilia: Amphiuroidea

Familia: Amphiuridae
Genus: Ophiostigma
Species: Ophiostigma abnorme

Name

• Ophiostigma abnorme (Lyman, 1878) Mortensen, 1936
  • original combination Ophiocnida abnormis Lyman, 1878
  • Type locality: NW of Dry Tortugas, Florida, United States, Atlantic Ocean; Depth: 101 fms; 25°33´0´´N84°21´0´´W
  • Holotype: MCZ OPH-1492 [1]

Synonymy

• Amphipholis abnormis (Lyman, 1878) Verrill, 1899
• Amphipholis instructa Koehler, 1906
• Ophiocnida abnormis Lyman, 1878
• Ophiostigma africanum Lyman, 1879
  • Synonymised by Mortensen (1936)

References

• 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.  [as Ophiocnida abnormis p. 227 (original description)]
• Mortensen, T. 1936. Echinoidea and Ophiuroidea. Discovery Reports. 12: 199–348, pls. 1–9. BHL Reference page.  [as Ophiostigma abnorme p. 293–294 (recombination, synonymy)]
• Verrill, A.E. 1899. North American Ophiuroidea. I. Revision of certain families and genera of West Indian ophiurans. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10(7): 301–371. BHL Reference page.  [as Amphipholis abnormis p. 312 (recombination)]