Ophiophragmus pulcher

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphiuroidea

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: Euryophiurida Ordo: Ophiurida Subordo: Gnathophiurina Superfamilia: Amphiuroidea

Familia: Amphiuridae
Genus: Ophiophragmus
Species: Ophiophragmus pulcher

Name

Ophiophragmus pulcher H.L. Clark, 1918

• ZooBank: 843DEC3E-CBD7-4962-8215-3A34861A7BB2

• Type locality: Gulf of Mexico, Dry Tortugas, Bird Key, 24.6185000°N 82.885400°W / 24.6185000; -82.885400, depth 3 ft.

• Holotype: MCZ:IZ:OPH-4210 [1].

• Paratypes: MCZ:IZ:OPH-4215 [2]; MCZ:IZ:OPH-4277 [3].

Synonymy

• Ophiophragmus pulcher H.L. Clark, 1918: 274–275, pl. 8(1); — Downey, 1969: 173; — Thomas, 1962: 672–675, figs. 16–17.
• Amphiodia rhabdota H.L. Clark, 1918: 288–289, pl. 8(4); — Downey, 1969: 9.
  • Synonymised by Thomas (1962: 672).

References

• Clark, H.L. 1918. Brittle-Stars, New and Old. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 62(6): 263–338, 8 pl. BHL 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. 
• Thomas, L.P. 1962. The Shallow Water Amphiurid Brittle Stars (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) of Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 12(4): 623–694. Online. Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiophragmus pulcher H.L. Clark, 1918 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on March 22, 2026