Ophioplinthus glypta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiurina

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: Ophiurina

Familia: Ophiopyrgidae
Genus: Ophioplinthus
Species: Ophioplinthus glypta

Name

Ophioplinthus glypta (H.L. Clark, 1939) Martynov & Litvinova, 2008

• Original combination: Homalophiura glypta H.L. Clark, 1939

• ZooBank: 57AA8A10-76DE-4EC8-A1F7-E75835EABCB4

• Type locality: Maldives, depth 2727 m.

• Holotype: BMNH 1948.5.26.361 [1].

Synonymy

• Homalophiura glypta H.L. Clark, 1939: 115–117, textfigs. 51–52.
• Ophiura glypta (H.L. Clark, 1939)
• Ophioplinthus glypta (H.L. Clark, 1939) Martynov & Litvinova, 2008: 88.

References

• Clark, H.L. 1939. Ophiuroidea. The John Murray Expedition 1933–34. Scientific Reports 6(2): 29–136. BHL.Reference page. 
• Martynov, A. & Litvinova, N.M. 2008. Deep-water Ophiuroidea of the northern Atlantic with descriptions of three new species and taxonomic remarks on certain genera and species. Marine Biology Research. 4: 76-111. DOI: 10.1080/17451000701840066 Reference page. 

Links

• Ophioplinthus glypta (H.L. Clark, 1939) in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on January 16, 2026