Ophiozonella cavernalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiolepidoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Ophiuroidea Subclasse: Myophiuroidea Infraclasse: Metophiurida Superordo: Ophintegrida Ordo: Amphilepidida Subordo: Ophionereidina Superfamilia: Ophiolepidoidea

Familia: Hemieuryalidae
Genus : Ophiozonella
Species: Ophiozonella cavernalis

Name

• Ophiozonella cavernalis Okanishi & Fujita, 2018
  • Type locality: "Hedo-Dome" cave, Okinawa Island.
  • Holotype: RUMF-ZE-02008

References

• Okanishi, M. & Fujita, Y. 2018. First finding of anchialine and submarine cave dwelling brittle stars from the Pacific Ocean, with descriptions of new species of Ophiolepis and Ophiozonella (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Amphilepidida). Zootaxa 4377(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4377.1.1 Reference page.  [original description of Ophiozonella cavernalis p. 11–18]
• Okanishi, M., Fujita, Y. 2019. A comprehensive taxonomic list of brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from submarine caves of the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan, with a description of a rare species, Dougaloplus echinatus (Amphiuridae). Zootaxa. 4571(1): 73–98. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4571.1.5 Reference page.  [as Ophiozonella cavernalis p. 86]