Ophiacantha duplex

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 duplex

Name

Ophiacantha duplex Koehler, 1897

Type locality: Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Colombo, depth 675 fms.

Holotype: ZSI 6005/7.

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha duplex Koehler, 1897: 352–353, pl. 8(66–67); — Koehler, 1904: 109–110; — Koehler, 1922: 50–51, pl. 16(7–8); — O’Hara & Stöhr, 2006: 53–55, fig. 17(A–E).
• Ophiacantha clandestina Koehler, 1904: 108–109, pl. 19(1–4).
  • Type locality: Indoan Ocean, Makassar Strait, depth 655–724 m.
  • Syntypes: ZMA E2331–E2332.
  • Synonymised by O’Hara & Stöhr (2006: 53).
• Ophiacantha audax Koehler, 1905: 57–58, pl. 7(1–4).
  • Type locality: Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Molo Strait (strait between Rinca and Flores Islands), depth 69 m.
  • Holotype: ZMA E2328.
  • Synonymised by O’Hara & Stöhr (2006: 53).
• Ophiacantha suspecta Koehler, 1905: 58–59, pl. 7(5–8).
  • Type locality: Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Molo Strait (strait between Rinca and Flores Islands), depth 69 m.
  • Holotype: ZMA E2360.
  • Synonymised by O’Hara & Stöhr (2006: 53).
• Ophiacantha diploa H.L. Clark, 1911: 207–208; — Downey, 1969: 68.
  • Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Japan, southwest of Okino Island, 32.6°N 132.383°E / 32.6; 132.383, depth 799 m.
  • Holotype: USNM 25741 [1].
  • Synonymised by O’Hara & Stöhr (2006: 53).

References

• Clark, H.L. 1911. North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 75: 1-302. 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. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1897. Echinodermes recueillis par “l'Investigator” dans l'Ocean Indien. I. Les Ophiures de mer profonde. Annales des sciences naturelles. Zoologie serie 8. 4: 277–372, pl. 5–9. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1904. Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. Siboga Expeditie. E.J. Brill, Leiden. XLV: 1-176, 36 pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1905. Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 2. Ophiures littorales. Siboga-Expeditie. E.J. Brill, Leiden. XLVb: 1-140, 18 pl. 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. 
• O’Hara, T.D. & Stöhr, S. 2006. Deep water Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) of New Caledonia: Ophiacanthidae and Hemieuryalidae. In: Richer de Forges, B. et al.. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 24. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 193: 33–141. ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiacantha duplex Koehler, 1897 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on July 16, 2025