Cryptopelta tecta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiodermatoidea

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: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiodermatina Superfamilia: Ophiodermatoidea

Familia: Ophiodermatidae
Genus: Cryptopelta
Species: Cryptopelta tecta

Name

Cryptopelta tecta Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 5BF866FE-7ED7-4327-A0A4-3AB0BEE6C120

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Jolo Island, Candea Point, 6.0625°N 120.95°E / 6.0625; 120.95, depth 37 m.

• Holotype: USNM 41391 [1].

Synonymy

• Cryptopelta tecta Koehler, 1922: 350–351; — Downey, 1969: 55.

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

• Cryptopelta tecta Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 01, 2025