Amphioncus platydiscus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphiuroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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: Amphioncus
Species: Amphioncus platydiscus

Name

Amphioncus platydiscus H.L. Clark, 1939

• ZooBank: 8F7A484A-19DE-40DE-9CF0-38D239EE85F9

• Type locality: Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, 10.4966666°N 45.0300000°E / 10.4966666; 45.0300000, depth 186 m.

• Holotype: BMNH 1948.5.26.86 [1].

• Paratypes: BMNH 1948.5.26.192 [2]; MCZ:IZ:OPH-6027 OPH-6027.

Synonymy

• Amphioncus platydiscus H.L. Clark, 1939: 68–70, textfigs. 24–26; — Downey, 1969: 10.

References

• Clark, H.L. 1939. Ophiuroidea. The John Murray Expedition 1933–34. Scientific Reports 6(2): 29–136. 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. 

Links

• Amphioncus platydiscus H.L. Clark, 1939 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on January 07, 2026