Amphiura octacantha

Ophionephthys octacantha; Figs. 9, 10.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gnathophiurina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Euryophiurida Ordo: Ophiurida Subordo: Gnathophiurina

Familia: Amphiuridae
Genus: Amphiura
Species: Amphiura octacantha

Name

Amphiura octacantha (H.L. Clark, 1915)

Transfered to Amphiura (Fellaria) by A.M. Clark, 1970: 18

Synonyms

• Ophionephthys decacantha

Synoymised by A.M. Clark, 1970: 18

Holotype: MCZ OPH-4961

Type locality: Western Australia, Broome. Depth: 5-8 fms.

Paratype: MCZ OPH-4962

• Ophionephthys octacantha H.L. Clark, 1915 (original combination)

Holotype: MCZ OPH-3744

Type locality: Torres Strait, Friday Island on sandy flat, under a stone.

References

Primary references

• Clark, H.L. 1915. Catalogue of recent ophiurans: based on the collection of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls. BHL Reference page.  [see page 228 as Ophionephthys octacantha, original description]
• Clark, A.M. 1970. Notes on the family Amphiuridae (Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 19(1): 1-81. BHL Reference page.  [see page 18 source of synonymy and new combination reference]

Additional references

• Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 55: 1-597, 28 pls. BHL Reference page.  [see page 240, original description of Ophionephthys decacantha]

Links

• Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2019). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophionephthys octacantha H.L. Clark, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216224 on 2020-02-18