Ophiopyrgus planulatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiurina

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 Subordo: Ophiurina

Familia: Ophiopyrgidae
Genus: Ophiopyrgus
Species: Ophiopyrgus planulatus

Name

Ophiopyrgus planulatus Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 87646E02-A202-4DEC-8AF6-9632F74ED608

• Type locality: South Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia, Sulawesi, Togian Islands, 0.7°S 121.733°E / -0.7; 121.733, depth 1375 m.

• Holotype: USNM 40928 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiopyrgus planulatus Koehler, 1922: 355–357, pl. 81(3–4); — Downey, 1969: 180.

References

• 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

• Ophiopyrgus planulatus Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 11, 2025