Ophiacantha aspera

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophiacanthida Subordo: Ophiacanthina

Ophiacantha aspera Lyman, 1878

Holotype MCZ OPH-1907
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, off Havana; Depth: 177 fms; 22°19´15´´N82°21´0´´W

Lyman, T. 1878. Ophiurans and Astrophytons. Reports on the dredging operations of the US coast survey Str. “Blake”. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 5(9): 217-238, 3 pls. BHL Reference page. [see page 228, original description]

Clark, H.L. 1915. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 25(4): 163–376, 20 pls. BHL Reference page. [see page 196]
Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1907a. Révision de la collection des Ophiures du Museum d'histoire Naturelle Paris. Bulletin scientifique de la France et de la Belgique. 41: 279-351, pl. X-XIV. BHL Reference page. [see page 316]
Verrill, A.E. 1899. Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama Expedition from the University of Iowa in 1893. Bulletin from the laboratories of natural history of the State University of Iowa. 5(1): 1-86; plates I-VIII. BHL. Reference page. [see page 44]

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2020). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacantha aspera Lyman, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243325 on 2020-04-15

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