Ophioconis opacum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiodermatoidea

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: Ophiodermatina Superfamilia: Ophiodermatoidea

Familia: Ophiomyxidae
Genus: Ophioconis
Species: Ophioconis opacum

Name

Ophioconis opacum (H.L. Clark, 1928)

• Original combination: Ophiurodon opacum H.L. Clark, 1928

• ZooBank: CCFA10C3-A9E3-44E6-8D5E-4A6481B59C25

• Type locality: South Australia, St. Vincent or Spencer Gulfs.

• Holotype: SAMA K243 [1] [formely E471].

• Paratype: MCZ:IZ:OPH-4674 [2].

Synonymy

• Ophiurodon opacum H.L. Clark, 1928: 440–442, fig. 132; — Cotton & Godfrey, 1942: 213; — H.L. Clark, 1946: 255; — A.M. Clark, 1966: 327; — Downey, 1969: 221.
• Ophioconis opacum (H.L. Clark, 1928) Baker & Devaney, 1981: 162–163, figs. 31–32.

References

• Baker, A.N. & Devaney, D.M. 1981. New records of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from southern Australia, including new species of Ophiacantha and Ophionereis. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 105(4): 155–178. BHL full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Clark, A.M. 1966. Port Phillip Bay Survey 1957–1963. Echinodermata. Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 27: 289–355. DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.1966.27.16 PDF BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1928. The sea-lilies, sea-stars, brittle-stars and sea-urchins of the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum 3(4): 361–482. BHL Reference page. 
• Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication. No. 566: 1-567. BHL Reference page. 
• Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1942. Echinodermata of the Flindersian Region, Southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 7: 193–234. 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

• Ophioconis opacum (H.L. Clark, 1928) in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on August 18, 2025