Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiurina > Family Ophiacanthidae > Genus Ophiacantha

Ophiacantha mesembria H.L. Clark, 1915

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophiacantha*	Müller & Troschel, 1842	accepted genus name
*Ophiectodia*	Verrill, 1899	synonym
*Ophientodia*	Verrill, 1899	synonym
*Ophiodiplax*	Koehler, 1911	synonym
*Ophioscalus*	Verrill, 1899	synonym

Literature

original description	Clark, H.L. (1915). Catalogue of Recent ophiurans. Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls.
basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351
additional source	Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. 2009. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiacantha mesembria H.L. Clark, 1915. In: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2014) World Ophiuroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124994