Amphioplus philohelminthius

Amphioplus philohelminthius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphiuroidea

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: Gnathophiurina Superfamilia: Amphiuroidea

Familia: Amphiuridae
Genus: Amphioplus
Species: Amphioplus philohelminthius

Name

Amphioplus philohelminthius Ziesenhenne, 1940

• Type locality: Station 823-38, 30-40 fms., San Juan Bay, Peru

• Holotype: AFH 6 [Allan Hancock Foundation]

• Paratypes: MCZ OPH-5674 [1]; MCZ OPH-5731 [2]; MCZ OPH-5732 [3]; MCZ OPH-7034 [4]; USNM E8006 [5].

Synonymy

• Amphioplus philohelminthius Ziesenhenne, 1940: 27–28, pl. 5(7–9).
• Unioplus philohelminthius (Ziesenhenne, 1940) Fell, 1962: 16.

References

• Fell, H.B. 1962a. A Revision of the Major Genera of Amphiurid Ophiuroidea. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Zoology. 2(1): 1–26. Online. Reference page. 
• Ziesenhenne, F.C. 1940. New Ophiurans of the Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. 8(2): 7-58; pls 2-9. Online BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Amphioplus philohelminthius in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Amphioplus philohelminthius – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Amphioplus philohelminthius.
• ION

For more multimedia, look at Amphioplus philohelminthius on Wikimedia Commons.