Amphiura heptacantha

Amphiura heptacantha

Amphiura heptacantha

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
Subgenus: Amphiura (Fellaria)
Species: Amphiura (Fellaria) heptacantha

Name

Amphiura heptacantha (Mortensen, 1940) A.M. Clark, 1970

• Original combination: Ophionephthys heptacantha Mortensen, 1940

• Type locality: Iran, 3 miles WNW of Chabahar. Depth 10 m.

• Holotype: ZMUC OPH-000130

Synonymy

• Ophionephthys heptacantha Mortensen, 1940

References

• Clark, A.M. 1970. Notes on the family Amphiuridae (Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology 19(1): 1–81. BHL Reference page.  [as Amphiura (Fellaria) heptacantha p. 18 (recombination)]
• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1940. Echinoderms from the Iranian Gulf. Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, and Echinoidea. Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran. Part 2, 55-112, 14 figs, 2 pls. Reference page.  [as Ophionephthys heptacantha p. 81–84; Fig. 12 (original description)]