Ophiacantha pacata

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 pacata

Name

Ophiacantha pacata Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: EF3E7027-0570-4075-9960-72C5BB968625

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Celebes Sea, Malaysia, Darvel Bay, Sibuko Bay, south of Mabul Island, 4.2028°N 118.636°E / 4.2028; 118.636, depth 475 m.

• Holotype: USNM 41234 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha pacata Koehler, 1922: 57–59, pl. 18(1–3); — Downey, 1969: 76.

References

• 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. 1922. Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. United States national museum bulletin 100(5): 1–486. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiacantha pacata Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on April 22, 2025