Amphiophiura fastigiata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiurina

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Ophiurina

Familia: Ophiopyrgidae
Genus: Amphiophiura
Species: Amphiophiura fastigiata

Name

Amphiophiura fastigiata Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: EFD2D099-F867-42A2-BEF5-4E06FA55DD5D

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Panay Island, Tablas Strait, 11.9583°N 121.704°E / 11.9583; 121.704, depth 571 m.

• Holotype: USNM 41344 [1].

Synonymy

• Amphiophiura canaliculata Koehler, 1922: 359–362, pl. 82(1–4); — Downey, 1969: 10.

References

• 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. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1922. Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. United States national museum bulletin 100(5): 1–486. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Amphiophiura fastigiata Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on September 28, 2025