Ophiolimna placentigera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa 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: Ophiolimna
Species: Ophiolimna placentigera

Name

Ophiolimna placentigera (Lyman, 1880) O'Hara & Stöhr, 2006

original combination: Ophiacantha placentigera Lyman, 1880

Type locality: Challenger: station 175, near Fiji Islands, west of Kandavu. Depth: 1350 fms.

Holotype:BMNH 1882.12.23.79

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha placentigera Lyman, 1880

Ophiopristis (Ophiotreta) placentigera (Lyman, 1880) Verrill, 1899

Ophiotreta placentigera (Lyman, 1880) Verrill, 1899

References

Primary references

• Lyman, T. 1880. A structural feature, hitherto unknown among Echinodermata, found in deep-sea ophiurans. Anniversary memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 1-12. BHL Reference page.  [see page 9 as Ophiacantha placentigera, original description]
• 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.  [as Ophiolimna placentigera nov. comb. p. 68–69]
• Verrill, A.E. 1899. North American Ophiuroidea. I. Revision of certain families and genera of West Indian ophiurans. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 10(7): 301–371. BHL Reference page.  [see page 348, recombination reference for Ophiopristis (Ophiotreta) placentigera and for Ophiotreta placentigera]

Additional references

• Clark, H.L. 1915. 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.  [see page 207 as Ophiacantha placentigera]
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1914. A contribution to the study of Ophiurans of the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 84: 1–173. BHL Reference page.  [see page 100 as Ophiacantha placentigera]
• 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.  [see pages 181-182 as Ophiacantha placentigera]