Amphiura demissa

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 demissa

Name

Amphiura demissa Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: E885EE62-22D1-41F6-8ECD-0F6427BBB838

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Mindanao Sea, Philippines, Butuan Bay, 9.2125°N 125.333°E / 9.2125; 125.333, depth 1344 m.

• Holotype: USNM 41177 [1].

Synonymy

• Amphiura demissa Koehler, 1922: 156–158, pl. 69(1–2); — Downey, 1969: 25–26.

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 demissa Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on September 30, 2025