Ophiolepis pawsoni

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 pawsoni

Name

Ophiolepis pawsoni Hendler, 1988: 265–269, figs. 1–2

• ZooBank: 3F64BA81-6AD4-4887-812F-C524D7F58ADC

• Type locality: Caribbean Sea, Belize Barrier Reef, 16.802°N 88.075°W / 16.802; -88.075, depth 24 m.

• Holotype: LACM E.1983-132.3.

• Paratypes: LACM E.1983-149.1; LACM E.1985-164.2.

• Etymology: named after David Leo Pawson.

References

• Hendler, G. 1988. Western Atlantic Ophiolepis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): A Description of O. Pawsoni New Species, and a Key to the Species. Bulletin of Marine Science 42(2): 265–272. Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiolepis pawsoni Hendler, 1988 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on Augusr 02, 2026