Stegophiura sterilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophiurina

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 Subordo: Ophiurina

Familia: Ophiopyrgidae
Genus: Stegophiura
Species: Stegophiura sterilis

Name

Stegophiura sterilis Koehler, 1922

• ZooBank: 41EE3541-A211-4DEB-8326-95BBD20F4FE1

• Type locality: North Pacific Ocean, South China Sea, China, west of Tungsha Island, 20.6167°N 115.717°E / 20.6167; 115.717, depth 380 m.

• Lectotype: USNM 41379 [1].

• Paralectotype: USNM 41378 [2].

Synonymy

• Stegophiura sterilis Koehler, 1922: 370–373 pl. 83(8–11); — Downey, 1969: 225.

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

• Stegophiura sterilis Koehler, 1922 in the World Ophiuroidea Database, accessed on October 15, 2025