Ophiozonella contigua

Ophiozonella contigua

Ophiozonella contigua

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 contigua

Name

Ophiozonella contigua (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)

Original combination: Ophiozona contigua Lütken & Mortensen, 1899

Type locality: Galapagos Islands, "Albatross Expedition".

Syntypes: MNHN IE-2013-10321 [1]; MCZ OPH-320 [2].

Synonymy

• Ophiozona contigua Lütken & Mortensen, 1899: 101–102, pl. 6 figs. 10–12.
• Ophiozonella contigua (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) Matsumoto, 1915: 82.

References

• Lütken, C.F., & Mortensen, T. 1899. Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and Southern America and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. fish comission steamer "Albatross", duing 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., commanding. XXV. The Ophiuridae. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 23(2): 97-208. BHL Reference page. 
• Matsumoto, H. 1915. A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with description of new genera and species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 68: 43–92. BHL Reference page.