Ophiarachna quinquespinosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiodermatoidea

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: Ophiodermatina Superfamilia: Ophiodermatoidea

Familia: Ophiomyxidae
Genus: Ophiarachna
Species: Ophiarachna quinquespinosa

Name

Ophiarachna quinquespinosa Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 7FB14BDA-0071-4974-9911-590420AC93D3

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Pangutaran Group, south of Usada Island, 6.0542°N 120.592°E / 6.0542; 120.592, depth 582 m.

• Holotype: USNM E128 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiarachna quinquespinosa Koehler, 1922: 331–337, pl. 7(1–3); — Downey, 1969: 91–92.

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

• Ophiarachna quinquespinosa Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 03, 2025