Ophiocymbium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ophioscolecida 

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: Ophioscolecida

Familia: Ophioscolecidae
Genus: Ophiocymbium
Species: O. antarcticus – O. cavernosum – O. ninae – O. rarispinum – O. tanyae

Name

Ophiocymbium Lyman, 1880

Type species: Ophiocymbium cavernosum Lyman, 1880 (type by monotypy)
ZooBank: D6FAA057-3EF0-4D93-966E-CD4A34C209A9

References

Primary references

  • Lyman, T. 1880. A structural feature, hitherto unknown among Echinodermata, found in deep-sea ophiurans. Anniversary memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 1-12. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Ophiocymbium: p. 7]

Additional references

  • Martynov, A. 2010. Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. Zootaxa. 2697: 1–154. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2697.1.1 Paywall Reference page. 
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