Amphiura commutata

Amphiura commutata

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: Amphiura
Species: Amphiura commutata

Name

Amphiura commutata Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 407FEE9A-3240-4A6C-B0E7-976B722BEE43

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Japan, Hokkaido Island, Tsugaru Strait.

• Lectotype: USNM 41174 [1].

• Paralectotypes: MNHN-IE-2013-10236 [2]; USNM 41175 [3].

Synonymy

• Amphiura commutata Koehler, 1922: 152–154, pl. 66(1–3), pl. 96(6); — Downey, 1969: 24.

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

• Amphiura commutata Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on September 30, 2025

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