Ophiogema punctata

Ophiogema punctata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiacanthida

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

Familia: Incertae sedis
Genus: Ophiogema
Species: Ophiogema punctata

Name

Ophiogema punctata Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: EE48FE73-9AED-4DCD-9BFD-F85201B6A171

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Sulu Archipelago, 4.9361°N 119.77°E / 4.9361; 119.77, depth 177 m.

• Lectotype: USNM 40989 [1].

• Paralectotypes: USNM E 219 [2]; USNM 40990 [3]; USNM 40991 [4]; MNHN-IE-2013-10234 [5].

Synonymy

• Ophiogema punctata Koehler, 1922: 67–70, pl. 29(7–9), pl. 92(5); — Downey, 1969: 117.

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

• Ophiogema punctata Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 05, 2025

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