Ophiodictys uncinatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiopsiloidea

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: Amphilepidida Subordo: Ophiopsilina Familia: Ophiopsiloidea

Familia: incertae sedis
Genus: Ophiodictys
Species: Ophiodictys uncinatus

Name

Ophiodictys uncinatus Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 53F2A7F7-669A-4C7B-A25C-6E40713BB9F3

• Type locality: South Pacific Ocean, Java Sea, Philippines, Makassar Strait, 2.4708°S 118.817°E / -2.4708; 118.817, depth 1648 m.

• Holotype: USNM 41017 [1].

• Status:   junior subjective synonym   of Ophiodictys pectorale (Lyman, 1880)

• Synonymised by A.M. Clark (1970: 73).

Synonymy

• Ophiodictys uncinatus Koehler, 1922: 42–45, pl. 7(4–11); — Downey, 1969: 116.

References

• Clark, A.M. 1970. Notes on the family Amphiuridae (Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology 19(1): 1–81. 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. 
• 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

• Ophiodictys uncinatus Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 04, 2025