Ophiolepis gemma

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 gemma

Name

Ophiolepis gemma Hendler & Turner, 1987: 1–9, figs. 1–3, 5(A–E, H), 8

• ZooBank: 7B605434-93C6-496E-B16D-0EC93E72ED33

• Type locality: Caribbean Sea, 16.801944°N 88.075°W / 16.801944; -88.075, depth 24 m.

• Holotype: LACM E.1986-34.1.

• Paratypes: BMNH 1987.5.1.2-5 [1]; LACM E.1980-86.1; LACM E.1983-131.1; LACM E.1983-130.2; LACM LACM E.1983-132.1; LACM LACM E.1983-130.1; LACM USNM E 34358; USNM USNM E 34357.

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 gemma Hendler & Turner, 1987 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on July 27, 2026