WoRMS name details
Ophiocanopidae Mortensen, 1932
242198 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242198)
unaccepted (type genus transferred to Ophiacanthidae)
Family
Ophiocanops fugiens Koehler, 1922 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Mortensen, T. (1932). On an extraordinary ophiurid, Ophiocanops fugiens Koehler. With remarks on Astrogymnotes, Ophiopteron, and on an albino Ophiocoma. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 93: 1-22.
page(s): 8 [details]
page(s): 8 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2026). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocanopidae Mortensen, 1932. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242198 on 2026-01-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Mortensen, T. (1932). On an extraordinary ophiurid, Ophiocanops fugiens Koehler. With remarks on Astrogymnotes, Ophiopteron, and on an albino Ophiocoma. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening.</em> 93: 1-22.
page(s): 8 [details]
page(s): 8 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S.; Martynov, A. V. (2017). Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 107: 415-430., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006 [details]
