Ophiolepis kieri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiolepidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota 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 kieri

Name

Ophiolepis kieri Hendler, 1979: 784–789, fig. 1

• ZooBank: E936EA51-FC8C-40F1-B220-0FD6BBF39FA7

• Type locality: Caribbean Sea, Panama, Portobelo, Iron Castle Point, depth 2 m.

• Holotype: USNM E 18177 [1].

• Paratypes: USNM E 18175 [2]; USNM E 18176 [3].

• Etymology: named after Porter M. Kier.

References

• Hendler, G. 1979. Sex-reversal and viviparity in Ophiolepis kieri, n. sp. with notes on viviparous brittlestars from the Caribbean (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92(4): 783–795. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiolepis kieri Hendler, 1979 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on July 25, 2026