Ophiorupta discrepans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophioscolecida

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: Ophintegrida Ordo: Ophioscolecida

Familia: Ophioscolecidae
Genus: Ophiorupta
Species: Ophiorupta discrepans

Name

Ophiorupta discrepans (Koehler, 1922)

• Original combination: Ophiomedea discrepans Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 796BBFA0-B0E9-4CFB-A87B-FE3E7D05F2C9

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Sulu Sea, Philippines. 8.2125°N 120.621°E / 8.2125; 120.621. Depth 4160 m.

• Holotype: USNM 41196 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiomedea discrepans Koehler, 1922: 95–98, pl. 26 figs. 1–4; — Downey, 1969: 139.
• Ophiorupta discrepans (Koehler, 1922) Martynov, 2010: 94–95, figs. 13A–B, 18E–H, 63, 64.

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. 
• Martynov, A. 2010. Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. Zootaxa. 2697: 1–154. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2697.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Ophiomedea discrepans Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on August 29, 2025