Amphioplus thrombodes

Amphioplus thrombodes

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: Amphioplus
Species: Amphioplus thrombodes

Name

Amphioplus thrombodes H.L. Clark, 1918

• ZooBank: E666D171-9C04-4F0B-8288-C4D1AA037048

• Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Key West, 24.5489840°N 82.777809°W / 24.5489840; -82.777809, depth 2ft.

• Holotype: MCZ:IZ:OPH-4218 [1].

• Paratypes: MCZ:IZ:OPH-4219 [2]; MCZ:IZ:OPH-4284 [3].

Synonymy

• Amphioplus thrombodes H.L. Clark, 1918: 292–294, pl. 7(1–2); — Thomas, 1962: 654–656, fig. 10A; — Downey, 1969: 16.
• Unioplus thrombodes (H.L. Clark, 1918) Fell, 1962: 16.

References

• Clark, H.L. 1918. Brittle-Stars, New and Old. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 62(6): 263–338, 8 pl. 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. 
• 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. 
• Thomas, L.P. 1962. The Shallow Water Amphiurid Brittle Stars (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) of Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 12(4): 623–694. Online. Reference page. 

Links

• Amphioplus thrombodes H.L. Clark, 1918 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on March 11, 2026

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