WoRMS taxon details
Bathypectinura heros (Lyman, 1879)
124814 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124814)
accepted
Species
Bathypectinura conspicua (Koehler, 1897) · unaccepted
Bathypectinura elata (Koehler, 1906) · unaccepted (synonym)
Bathypectinura gotoi Matsumoto, 1915 · unaccepted
Bathypectinura lacertosa (Lyman, 1883) · unaccepted (synonymized by Madsen (1973))
Bathypectinura tessellata (Lyman, 1883) · unaccepted
Ophiocrates intervallus Madsen, 1947 · unaccepted
Ophiocrates lenta Koehler, 1904 · unaccepted
Ophiocrates secunda Koehler, 1906 · unaccepted
Ophiocrates secundus Koehler, 1906 · unaccepted
Ophiozonella brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1939 · unaccepted
Pectinura conspicua Koehler, 1897 · unaccepted
Pectinura elata Koehler, 1906 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pectinura heros Lyman, 1879 · unaccepted (transferred to Bathypectinura)
Pectinura lacertosa Lyman, 1883 · unaccepted
Pectinura modesta Koehler, 1904 · unaccepted
Pectinura tessellata Lyman, 1883 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pectinura heros Lyman, 1879) Lyman, T. (1879). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part II. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 6(2): 17-83, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31068674#page/27/mode/1up [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Bathypectinura heros (Lyman, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124814 on 2026-09-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophiozonella brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1939) Clark, H. L. (1939). Ophiuroidea. <em>Scientific Reports from the John Murray Exp. 1933-34.</em> 6(2): 29-136.
page(s): 129 [details]
original description (of Pectinura conspicua Koehler, 1897) Koehler, R. (1897). Echinodermes recueillis par “l'Investigator” dans l'Ocean Indien. I. Les Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie, series 8.</em> 4, 277-372, pl. 5-9., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35663130 [details]
original description (of Pectinura modesta Koehler, 1904) Koehler, R. (1904). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>In: Weber, Siboga Expeditie. M. E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 45a, 1-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12079779 [details]
original description (of Ophiocrates lenta Koehler, 1904) Koehler, R. (1904). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>In: Weber, Siboga Expeditie. M. E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 45a, 1-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12079779 [details]
original description (of Ophiocrates secunda Koehler, 1906) Koehler, R. (1906). Description des Ophiures nouvelles recueilles par le Travailleur et Talisman pendant les campagnes de 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Memoires de la Societe zoologique de France.</em> 19: 5-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.5038/bin.books.1019 [details]
original description (of Pectinura elata Koehler, 1906) Koehler, R. (1906). Description des Ophiures nouvelles recueilles par le Travailleur et Talisman pendant les campagnes de 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Memoires de la Societe zoologique de France.</em> 19: 5-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.5038/bin.books.1019 [details]
original description (of Ophiocrates secundus Koehler, 1906) Koehler, R. (1906). Description des Ophiures nouvelles recueilles par le Travailleur et Talisman pendant les campagnes de 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Memoires de la Societe zoologique de France.</em> 19: 5-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.5038/bin.books.1019 [details]
original description (of Pectinura heros Lyman, 1879) Lyman, T. (1879). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part II. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 6(2): 17-83, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31068674#page/27/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Pectinura lacertosa Lyman, 1883) Lyman, T. (1883). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Carribbean Sea (1878-79), and on the east coast of the United States, during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. coast survey steamer “Blake”, commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XX.- Report on the Ophiuroidea. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 10(6), 227-287., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4211367 [details]
original description (of Pectinura tessellata Lyman, 1883) Lyman, T. (1883). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Carribbean Sea (1878-79), and on the east coast of the United States, during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. coast survey steamer “Blake”, commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XX.- Report on the Ophiuroidea. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 10(6), 227-287., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4211367 [details]
original description (of Ophiocrates intervallus Madsen, 1947) Madsen, F. J. (1947). The Echinoderms collected by the "Skagerak" Expedition in the Eastern Atlantic 1946. <em>Meddelanden från Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets- Samhälles Handlingar, sjätte följden, Serie B.</em> 5(7): 1-16. [details]
original description (of Bathypectinura gotoi Matsumoto, 1915) Matsumoto, H. (1915). A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with description of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 68: 43-92., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1708443 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 129 [details]
original description (of Pectinura conspicua Koehler, 1897) Koehler, R. (1897). Echinodermes recueillis par “l'Investigator” dans l'Ocean Indien. I. Les Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie, series 8.</em> 4, 277-372, pl. 5-9., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35663130 [details]
original description (of Pectinura modesta Koehler, 1904) Koehler, R. (1904). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>In: Weber, Siboga Expeditie. M. E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 45a, 1-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12079779 [details]
original description (of Ophiocrates lenta Koehler, 1904) Koehler, R. (1904). Ophiures de l'expédition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. <em>In: Weber, Siboga Expeditie. M. E.J. Brill, Leiden.</em> 45a, 1-176., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12079779 [details]
original description (of Ophiocrates secunda Koehler, 1906) Koehler, R. (1906). Description des Ophiures nouvelles recueilles par le Travailleur et Talisman pendant les campagnes de 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Memoires de la Societe zoologique de France.</em> 19: 5-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.5038/bin.books.1019 [details]
original description (of Pectinura elata Koehler, 1906) Koehler, R. (1906). Description des Ophiures nouvelles recueilles par le Travailleur et Talisman pendant les campagnes de 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Memoires de la Societe zoologique de France.</em> 19: 5-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.5038/bin.books.1019 [details]
original description (of Ophiocrates secundus Koehler, 1906) Koehler, R. (1906). Description des Ophiures nouvelles recueilles par le Travailleur et Talisman pendant les campagnes de 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. <em>Memoires de la Societe zoologique de France.</em> 19: 5-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.5038/bin.books.1019 [details]
original description (of Pectinura heros Lyman, 1879) Lyman, T. (1879). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part II. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.</em> 6(2): 17-83, 10 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31068674#page/27/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Pectinura lacertosa Lyman, 1883) Lyman, T. (1883). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Carribbean Sea (1878-79), and on the east coast of the United States, during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. coast survey steamer “Blake”, commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XX.- Report on the Ophiuroidea. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 10(6), 227-287., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4211367 [details]
original description (of Pectinura tessellata Lyman, 1883) Lyman, T. (1883). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Carribbean Sea (1878-79), and on the east coast of the United States, during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. coast survey steamer “Blake”, commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XX.- Report on the Ophiuroidea. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.</em> 10(6), 227-287., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4211367 [details]
original description (of Ophiocrates intervallus Madsen, 1947) Madsen, F. J. (1947). The Echinoderms collected by the "Skagerak" Expedition in the Eastern Atlantic 1946. <em>Meddelanden från Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets- Samhälles Handlingar, sjätte följden, Serie B.</em> 5(7): 1-16. [details]
original description (of Bathypectinura gotoi Matsumoto, 1915) Matsumoto, H. (1915). A new classification of the Ophiuroidea: with description of new genera and species. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 68: 43-92., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1708443 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Madsen, F. J. (1973). The Ophiodermatidae. <em>Galathea Report.</em> 11: 133-143., available online at http://www.zmuc.dk/inverweb/Galathea/index.html [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.18 [details] Available for editors 
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Paratype (of Ophiozonella brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1939) MCZ OPH-6098 [details]
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pectinura elata Koehler, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pectinura heros Lyman, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophiocrates intervallus Madsen, 1947)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophiocrates secundus Koehler, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Bathypectinura elata (Koehler, 1906))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Bathypectinura lacertosa (Lyman, 1883))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathypectinura heros)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-154) (from synonym Pectinura tessellata Lyman, 1883)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-235) (from synonym Pectinura lacertosa Lyman, 1883)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-6098) (from synonym Ophiozonella brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1939)
To PESI (from synonym Pectinura elata Koehler, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Bathypectinura elata (Koehler, 1906))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophiocrates secundus Koehler, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiocrates intervallus Madsen, 1947)
To PESI (from synonym Pectinura heros Lyman, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (22 records) (from synonym Bathypectinura conspicua (Koehler, 1897))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (49 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (7 records) (from synonym Bathypectinura lacertosa (Lyman, 1883))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (7 records) (from synonym Bathypectinura tessellata (Lyman, 1883))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pectinura elata Koehler, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pectinura heros Lyman, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophiocrates intervallus Madsen, 1947)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophiocrates secundus Koehler, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Bathypectinura elata (Koehler, 1906))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Bathypectinura lacertosa (Lyman, 1883))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bathypectinura heros)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-154) (from synonym Pectinura tessellata Lyman, 1883)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-235) (from synonym Pectinura lacertosa Lyman, 1883)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-6098) (from synonym Ophiozonella brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1939)
To PESI (from synonym Pectinura elata Koehler, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Bathypectinura elata (Koehler, 1906))
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ophiocrates secundus Koehler, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Ophiocrates intervallus Madsen, 1947)
To PESI (from synonym Pectinura heros Lyman, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (22 records) (from synonym Bathypectinura conspicua (Koehler, 1897))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (49 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (7 records) (from synonym Bathypectinura lacertosa (Lyman, 1883))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (7 records) (from synonym Bathypectinura tessellata (Lyman, 1883))
To ITIS
