Ophiolepis plateia

Ophiolepis plateia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiolepidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa 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 plateia

Name

Ophiolepis plateia Ziesenhenne, 1940

Type locality: Station 483-35, 6 fms., Tenacacita Bay, Mexico

Holotype: AFH 14 [Allan Hancock Foundation]

Paratypes: MCZ OPH-4857 [1]; MCZ OPH-5321 [2]; MCZ OPH-5322 [3]; USNM E8008 [4]

References

Primary references

• Ziesenhenne, F.C. 1940. New Ophiurans of the Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. 8(2): 7-58; pls 2-9. Online BHL Reference page.  [original description of Ophiolepis plateia: p. 41-42; pl 8 figs 4-6]

Links

• Ophiolepis plateia in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Ophiolepis plateia – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophiolepis plateia.
• ION
• Species-ID

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