Ophiocopa singularis

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: Ophiotomidae
Genus: Ophiocopa
Species: Ophiocopa singularis

Name

Ophiocopa singularis Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 812C7802-135B-46B4-85AD-FA6E6C0DF147

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Philippines, off northwest of Palawan Island, 10.9625°N 118.638°E / 10.9625; 118.638, depth 686 m.

• Lectotype: USNM 41280 [1].

• Paralectotype: USNM 41283 [2].

• Status:   junior subjective synonym   of Ophiocopa spatula Lyman, 1883

Synonymy

• Ophiocopa singularis Koehler, 1922: 98–100, pl. 21(4, 8–917); — Downey, 1969: 107.

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

• Ophiocopa singularis Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 03, 2025