Ophiochiton megalaspis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophionereidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota 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: Amphilepidida Subordo: Ophionereidina Superfamilia: Ophionereidoidea

Familia: Ophionereididae
Genus: Ophiochiton
Species: Ophiochiton megalaspis

Name

Ophiochiton megalaspis H.L. Clark, 1939

• ZooBank: D54690BF-0CCA-4752-B46C-2AA25B39A932

• Type locality: Indian Ocean, South Arabian coast, depth 1046 m.

• Holotype: BMNH 1948.5.26.250 [1].

• Paratype: MCZ:IZ:OPH-6051 OPH-6051.

Synonymy

• Ophiochiton megalaspis H.L. Clark, 1939: 92–93, textfig. 41; — Downey, 1969: 100.

References

• Clark, H.L. 1939. Ophiuroidea. The John Murray Expedition 1933–34. Scientific Reports 6(2): 29–136. 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. 

Links

• Ophiochiton megalaspis H.L. Clark, 1939 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on January 13, 2026