Ophiosphalma spinulosum

Ophiosphalma spinulosum, fig. 60a–b.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiomusina

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Euryophiurida Ordo: Ophiurida Suborder Ophiomusina

Familia: Ophiosphalmidae
Genus: Ophiosphalma
Species: Ophiosphalma spinulosum

Name

Ophiosphalma spinulosum (Koehler, 1922)

• Original combination: Ophiomusium spinulosum Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: CE109DAA-6F8C-4A8E-9427-E36E4FB9A40C

• Type locality: South Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Bone, Indonesia, 0.3592°N 121.569°E / 0.3592; 121.569, depth 1280 m.

• Lectotype: USNM E 190 [1].

• Paralectotype: USNM E 189 [2].

Synonymy

• Ophiomusium spinulosum Koehler, 1922: 418–421, pl. 87(1–7); — Downey, 1969: 156.
• Ophiosphalma spinulosum (Koehler, 1922) Baker, 2016: 37, fig. 60a–b.

References

• Baker, A.N. 2016. An illustrated catalogue of type specimens of the bathyal brittlestar genera Ophiomusium Lyman and Ophiosphalma H. L. Clark (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Zootaxa 4097(1): 1–40. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.1 Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Downey, M.E. 1969. Catalog of recent Ophiuroid type specimens in major collections in the United States. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 293: 1–239. BHL Reference page. 
• Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1922. Ophiurans of the Philippine Seas and adjacent waters. United States national museum bulletin 100(5): 1–486. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiosphalma spinulosum Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 09, 2025

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