Ophiolepis ailsae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiolepidoidea

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: Amphilepidida Subordo: Ophionereidina Superfamilia: Ophiolepidoidea

Familia: Ophiolepididae
Genus: Ophiolepis
Species: Ophiolepis ailsae

Name

Ophiolepis ailsae Hendler & Turner, 1987: 9–12, figs. 5(F–G, I), 10

• ZooBank: 10B592EE-6FC7-470F-B742-5E9C89453E59

• Type locality: West Indies, 25.593°N 76.738°W / 25.593; -76.738, depth 270 m.

• Holotype: LACM E.1984-167.1.

• Paratypes: BMNH 1987.5.1.1; LACM E.1981-84.1; LACM E.1981-85.1; USNM E 31661; USNM 12441; USNM E 34364.

• Etymology: named after Ailsa McGown Clark.

References

• Hendler, G., Turner, R.L. 1987. Two new species of Ophiolepis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico: with notes on ecology, reproduction, and morphology. Contributions in Science 395: 1–14. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiolepis ailsae Hendler & Turner, 1987 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on July 25, 2026