Ophiacantha enneactis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 enneactis

Name

Ophiacantha enneactis H.L. Clark, 1911

Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Aleutian Islands, 52.2417°N 174.217°E / 52.2417; 174.217, depth 549–881 m.

Holotype: USNM 25598 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha enneactis H.L. Clark, 1911: 211–213, fig. 98; — H.L. Clark, 1915: 206; — Downey, 1969: 68.

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. 
• Clark, H.L. 1915a. 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. 
• 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 enneactis H.L. Clark, 1911 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on July 12, 2025