Ophiacantha abyssa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina

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: Ophiacanthina

Familia: Ophiacanthidae
Genus: Ophiacantha
Species: Ophiacantha abyssa

Name

Ophiacantha abyssa Kyte, 1982: 505–508, figs. 1–2

• ZooBank: 69A5F47B-5CCA-40AC-A34D-026CFFDC778E

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, 44.5184°N 134.73°W / 44.5184; -134.73, depth 3858 m.

• Holotype: USNM E 27316 [1].

• Paratype: USNM E 27317 [2].

References

• Kyte, M.A. 1982. Ophiacantha abyssa, new species, and Ophiophthalmus displasia (Clark), a suggested new combination in the Ophiuroid family Ophiacanthidae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from off Oregon, U.S.A. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 95(3): 505–508. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiacantha abyssa Kyte, 1982 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on September 18, 2025