Ophiacantha longidens

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 longidens

Name

Ophiacantha longidens Lyman, 1878

Type locality: Challenger station Cebu, Philippines, Bohol Strait, depth 95–100 fms.

Holotype: BMNH 1882.12.23.32.

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha longidens Lyman, 1878: 144, pl. 10(274); — Lyman, 1882: 192, pl. 25(7–9); — Koehler, 1922: 55–57, pl. 17(6–7); — O’Hara & Stöhr, 2006: 41–43, fig.1(A–C); — Mills & O’Hara, 2013: 418.
• Ophiacantha confusa Koehler, 1905: 59–60, pl. 7(9–11); — H.L. Clark, 1921: 105; — Koehler, 1922: 47–49, pl. 19(1–2); — H.L. Clark, 1946: 184–185; — Rowe & Gates, 1995: 371.
  • Type locality: Siboga station 133, "Mouillage de Lirung, île de Salibatu", depth 36 m.
  • Synonymised by O’Hara & Stöhr (2006: 41).
• Ophiacantha graphica Koehler, 1922
  • Synonymised by O’Hara & Stöhr (2006: 41).
• Ophiacantha tenuispina H.L. Clark, 1938: 210–211; — H.L. Clark, 1946: 185; — Rowe & Gates, 1995: 373.
  • Type locality: Australia, Queensland, Port Curtis, off Gatecomb, depth 9–12 fms.
  • Holotype: AM J6049.
  • Synonymised by O’Hara & Stöhr (2006: 41).
• Ophiacantha dumosa A.H. Clark, 1949: 18–19, fig. 6(a–b).
  • Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Pailolo Channel, north of Maui Island, Nakalele Point, 21.1556°N 156.586°W / 21.1556; -156.586, depth 0–518 m.
  • Holotype: USNM E6896 [1].
  • Paratype: USNM E6897 [2].
  • Synonymised by O’Hara & Stöhr (2006: 42).

References

• Clark, A.H. 1949. Ophiuroidea of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. 195: 3-133. PDF Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1921. The echinoderm fauna of Torres Strait: its composition and its origin. Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institute. 10: 1–223. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 55: 1–597, 28 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication. No. 566: 1-567. 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. 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. 
• Lyman, T. 1878. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, under Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson, F.R.S. Part 1. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 5(7): 65–168. BHL Reference page. 
• Lyman, T. 1882. Report on the Ophiuroidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Reports of Science Research Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Zoology 5(14): 1–386. BHL Reference page. 
• Mills, V.S. & O’Hara, T.D. 2013. Ophiuroids (Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea) of biogenic habitats on the continental shelf of New Zealand. Zootaxa 3613(5): 401–444. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3613.5.1 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. 
• Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. 33: pp xiii + 510 Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiacantha longidens Lyman, 1878 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on April 27, 2025