Ophiozonoida obscura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiolepidoidea

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: Amphilepidida Subordo: Ophionereidina Superfamilia: Ophiolepidoidea

Familia: Hemieuryalidae
Genus: Ophiozonoida
Species: Ophiozonoida obscura

Name

Ophiozonoida obscura Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 64543DBF-92C7-433B-98E6-55C92ED32FDE

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Davao, Philippines, 7.05°N 125.65°E / 7.05; 125.65, depth 183 m.

• Holotype: USNM 41155 [1].

Synonymy

• Ophiozonoida obscura Koehler, 1922: 431–433, pl. 80(8–9, 13); — Downey, 1969: 205.

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

• Ophiozonoida obscura Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 15, 2025