Ophiacantha spinosella

Ophiacantha spinosella, dorsal view.

Ophiacantha spinosella, ventral view.

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 spinosella

Name

Ophiacantha spinosella Mortensen, 1933

Type locality: North Atlantic Ocean, south of Iceland, 63.350000°N 16.450000°W / 63.350000; -16.450000, depth 500–560 m.

Holotype: NHMD107510 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiacantha spinosella Mortensen, 1933: 29–30, fig. 16; — Paterson, 1985: 49, fig. 21.

References

• Mortensen, O.T.J. 1933a. Ophiuroidea. The Danish Ingolf-Expedition. 4(8): 1–121. BHL Reference page. 
• Paterson, G.L.J. 1985. The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1–162. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiacantha spinosella Mortensen, 1933 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on April 03, 2025

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