Ophiosphalma armatum

Ophiosphalma armatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiomusina

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 Suborder Ophiomusina

Familia: Ophiosphalmidae
Genus: Ophiosphalma
Species: Ophiosphalma armatum

Name

Ophiosphalma armatum (Koehler, 1922)

• Original combination: Ophiomusium armatum Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 7360DB2C-CAEA-46D7-8E44-07B7A9316C94

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Palawan, 9.2167°N 118.854°E / 9.2167; 118.854, depth 2021 m.

• Lectotype: USNM 40923 [1].

• Paralectotypes: USNM 40924 [2]; MNHN-IE-2013-10384 [3].

Synonymy

• Ophiomusium armatum Koehler, 1922: 389–391, pl. 80(6–7, 12); — Downey, 1969: 149.
• Ophiosphalma armatum (Koehler, 1922) Baker, 2016: 26, fig. 41a–b.

References

• Baker, A.N. 2016. An illustrated catalogue of type specimens of the bathyal brittlestar genera Ophiomusium Lyman and Ophiosphalma H. L. Clark (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Zootaxa 4097(1): 1–40. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.1 Full article (PDF) 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. 
• 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

• Ophiosphalma armatum (Koehler, 1922) in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 06, 2025

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