Anthophiura granulata
Appearance


Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Incertae sedis
Genus: Anthophiura
Species: Anthophiura granulata
Name
[edit]Anthophiura granulata (H. L. Clark, 1939)
- Original combination: Ophiochorus granulatus H. L. Clark, 1939
- ZooBank: 0E929FF8-5C0E-461C-91EB-7F93D673ED69
- Type locality: Indian Ocean, central Arabian Sea, 9°07′06″N 55°27′06″E / 9.11833333°N 55.4516666°E, depth 3840–3872 m.
- Paratype: AFH 532.1; BMNH 1948.5.26.277-278 [2]; BMNH 1948.5.26.280-286 [3]; MCZ:IZ:OPH-6064 [4]; MCZ:IZ:OPH-6065 [5]; MNHN-IE-2013-10364 [6]; USNM E 10572 [7].
Synonymy
[edit]- Ophiochorus granulatus H. L. Clark, 1939: 102–104, textfig. 43–44; — Downey, 1969: 101.
- Ophiochorus granulata H. L. Clark, 1939
- Anthophiura granulata (H. L. Clark, 1939) Belyaev & Litvinova, 1976: 131, pl. 6(5–6); — Guille & Vadon, 1986: 184, pl. 2(16–18); — Vadon, 1991: 348
References
[edit]- Belyaev, G.M. & Litvinova, N.M. 1976. The new and rare ophiuroid species from the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Trudy Instituta Okeanologii Akademija nauk CCCP 99: 126–139. Reference page.
- Clark, H.L. 1939. Ophiuroidea. The John Murray Expedition 1933–34. Scientific Reports 6(2): 29–136. 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.
- Guille, A. & Vadon, C. 1986. Ophiuridae l'océan Indien profond. Indo-Malayan Zoology 3: 167–188. Reference page.
- Vadon, C. 1991. Echinodermata: Ophiuridae profonds de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Formes paedomorphes. In A. Crosnier (ed.), Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 8. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 151(1): 335–356. BHL Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Anthophiura granulata (H.L. Clark, 1939) in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on January 15, 2026