Schizostella bifurcata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Euryalida

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: Euryalida

Familia: Gorgonocephalidae
Subfamilia: Gorgonocephalinae
Genus: Schizostella
Species: Schizostella bifurcata

Name

Schizostella bifurcata A.H. Clark, 1952

• ZooBank: 628F200A-5E75-4E08-BA8F-5AEA1ED2C2D2

• Type locality: North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Keys, Elliott Key, Off Triumph Reef, depth 37–46 fms.

• Holotype: USNM E 7875 [1].

• Paratype: USNM E 7876 [2].

Synonymy

• Schizostella bifurcata A.H. Clark, 1952: 452–453, pl. 40; — Downey, 1969: 224; — Hendler et al., 1995: 104–105, fig. 37.
• Schizostella bayeri A.H. Clark, 1952
  • Synonymised by Hendler et al. (1995: 105).

References

• Clark, A.H. 1952. Schizostella, a new genus of brittle-star (Gorgonocephalidae). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 102: 451–454. BHL 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. 
• Hendler, G., Miller, J.E., Pawson, D.L., Kier, P.M. 1995. Sea Stars, Sea Urchins and Allies. Echinoderms of Florida and the Caribbean. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington. xi + 390 pages. Reference page. 

Links

• Schizostella bifurcata A.H. Clark, 1952 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 18, 2025