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Pectinura Forbes, 1843

123548  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123548)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Ophiuroidea (Class)
  6. Myophiuroida (Subclass)
  7. Metophiurida (Infraclass)
  8. Ophintegrida (Superorder)
  9. Ophiacanthida (Order)
  10. Ophiacanthida incertae sedis (Family)
  11. Pectinura (Genus)
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  1. Species Pectinura vestita Forbes, 1843
  2. Species Pectinura anchista H.L. Clark, 1911 accepted as Ophiopsammus anchista (H.L. Clark, 1911) accepted as Ophiopsammus anchistus (H.L. Clark, 1911)
  3. Species Pectinura angulata Lyman, 1883 accepted as Ophiarachnella petersi (Lyman, 1878) (transferred to Ophiarachnella by H.L. Clark (1909), synonymized with O. petersi by H.L. Clark (1941))
  4. Species Pectinura arenosa Lyman, 1879 accepted as Ophiopeza cylindrica (Hutton, 1872)
  5. Species Pectinura assimilis (Bell, 1888) accepted as Ophiopsammus assimilis (Bell, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  6. Species Pectinura capensis Bell, 1888 accepted as Ophiarachnella capensis (Bell, 1888)
  7. Species Pectinura conspicua Koehler, 1897 accepted as Bathypectinura heros (Lyman, 1879)
  8. Species Pectinura cylindrica (Hutton, 1872) accepted as Ophiopeza cylindrica (Hutton, 1872)
  9. Species Pectinura dyscrita H.L. Clark, 1909 accepted as Ophiopsammus assimilis (Bell, 1888) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  10. Species Pectinura elata Koehler, 1906 accepted as Bathypectinura heros (Lyman, 1879) (synonym)
  11. Species Pectinura elegans Bell, 1894 accepted as Ophiarachnella elegans (Bell, 1894) (transferred to Ophiarachnella by H.L. Clark (1915))
  12. Species Pectinura fallax (Peters, 1851) accepted as Ophiopeza fallax fallax Peters, 1851
  13. Species Pectinura forbesi Heller, 1863 accepted as Ophioconis forbesi (Heller, 1863) (synonym)
  14. Species Pectinura gorgonia (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Ophiarachnella gorgonia (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  15. Species Pectinura gracilis Mortensen, 1924 accepted as Ophiopeza cylindrica (Hutton, 1872)
  16. Species Pectinura heros Lyman, 1879 accepted as Bathypectinura heros (Lyman, 1879) (transferred to Bathypectinura)
  17. Species Pectinura honorata Koehler, 1904 accepted as Ophiarachnella honorata (Koehler, 1904) (synonymized by H.L. Clark (1915))
  18. Species Pectinura infernalis (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Ophiarachnella infernalis (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  19. Species Pectinura intermedia Bell, 1888 accepted as Ophiarachnella gorgonia (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (junior synonym)
  20. Species Pectinura lacertosa Lyman, 1883 accepted as Bathypectinura heros (Lyman, 1879)
  21. Species Pectinura maculata (Verrill, 1869) accepted as Ophiopsammus maculata (Verrill, 1869) accepted as Ophiopsammus maculatus (Verrill, 1869)
  22. Species Pectinura marmorata Lyman, 1874 accepted as Ophiarachnella gorgonia (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (junior synonym)
  23. Species Pectinura megaloplax Bell, 1884 accepted as Ophiarachnella gorgonia (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  24. Species Pectinura modesta Koehler, 1904 accepted as Bathypectinura heros (Lyman, 1879)
  25. Species Pectinura nigra H.L. Clark, 1938 accepted as Ophiopsammus assimilis (Bell, 1888) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  26. Species Pectinura nitens Koehler, 1905 accepted as Ophiochasma stellata (Ljungman, 1867) accepted as Ophiochasma stellatum (Ljungman, 1867)
  27. Species Pectinura paucispina Koehler, 1905 accepted as Ophiarachnella paucispina (Koehler, 1905)
  28. Species Pectinura ramsayi Bell, 1888 accepted as Ophiarachnella ramsayi (Bell, 1888) (superceded combination)
  29. Species Pectinura rigida Lyman, 1874 accepted as Ophiarachnella septemspinosa (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
  30. Species Pectinura semicincta Studer, 1882 accepted as Ophiarachnella semicincta (Studer, 1882) (synonym)
  31. Species Pectinura similis Koehler, 1905 accepted as Ophiarachnella similis (Koehler, 1905)
  32. Species Pectinura sphenisci Bell, 1894 accepted as Ophiarachnella sphenisci (Bell, 1894)
  33. Species Pectinura stabilis Koehler, 1905 accepted as Ophiarachnella stabilis (Koehler, 1905)
  34. Species Pectinura stearnsii Ives, 1891 accepted as Ophiarachnella stearnsii (Ives, 1891) (superceded combination)
  35. Species Pectinura stellata (Ljungman, 1867) accepted as Ophiochasma stellata (Ljungman, 1867) accepted as Ophiochasma stellatum (Ljungman, 1867)
  36. Species Pectinura tessellata Lyman, 1883 accepted as Bathypectinura heros (Lyman, 1879)
  37. Species Pectinura venusta de Loriol, 1893 accepted as Ophiarachnella gorgonia (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (junior synonym)
  38. Species Pectinura verrucosa Studer, 1876 accepted as Ophiura verrucosa (Studer, 1876) (transferred by Studer (1882))
  39. Species Pectinura yoldii (Lütken, 1856) accepted as Ophiopsammus yoldii (Lütken, 1856)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153.
page(s): 145 [details] OpenAccess publication
Nomenclature Pectinura has been confused in some sources with the Carboniferous genus Pectenura Haude, 1982. Both are available names of...  
Nomenclature Pectinura has been confused in some sources with the Carboniferous genus Pectenura Haude, 1982. Both are available names of unrelated taxa. [details]

Description Lyman (1874) says that Ophiopeza does not differ from Pectinura, except in having small supplementary mouth-shields.  
Description Lyman (1874) says that Ophiopeza does not differ from Pectinura, except in having small supplementary mouth-shields. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Pectinura Forbes, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123548 on 2025-06-02
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Hansson, Hans
2007-07-12 13:29:01Z
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Stöhr, Sabine
2018-03-26 09:46:40Z
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Stöhr, Sabine
2018-06-13 07:51:47Z
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Stöhr, Sabine

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Nomenclature

original description Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153.
page(s): 145 [details] OpenAccess publication

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

taxonomy source O'Hara, T. D.; Stöhr, S.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Martynov, A. (2018). Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (416)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.416 [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

additional source Clark, A. M. (1968). Notes on some tropical indo-pacific ophiotrichids and ophiodermatids (Ophiuroidea). <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology.</em> 16(7): 277-322, 1pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/63833#/summary [details] 

 
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Nomenclature Pectinura has been confused in some sources with the Carboniferous genus Pectenura Haude, 1982. Both are available names of unrelated taxa. [details]

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Description Lyman (1874) says that Ophiopeza does not differ from Pectinura, except in having small supplementary mouth-shields. [details]

Remark Type species: P. vestita Forbes by monotypy. H.L. Clark suggested placing Ophiopeza in synonymy with Pectinura; according to Mortensen, cited in A.M. Clark (1968), this should wait untill the type species is better studied. [details]
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