Ophiacantha cyrena

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 cyrena

Name

Ophiacantha cyrena A.H. Clark, 1916

Type locality: South Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, between Santa Cruz and San Cristobal Islands, 0.4833°S 89.9083°W / -0.4833; -89.9083, depth 717 m.

Holotype: USNM 38582 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha cyrena A.H. Clark, 1916: 117–118; — Downey, 1969: 67.

References

• Clark, A.H. 1916. One new starfish and five new brittle stars from the Galapagos Islands. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 8 (18): 115-122. 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. 

Links

• Ophiacantha cyrena A.H. Clark, 1916 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on August 03, 2025