Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867

Stöhr, Sabine, Hugall, Andrew F., Thuy, Ben & Martynov, Alexander, 2018, Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification, European Journal of Taxonomy 416, pp. 1-35 : 7

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2018.416

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AD094812-5768-43E9-BCC2-9226E69F0820

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3816287

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039E87E8-1F66-302C-FD9C-FB407A70F817

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scientific name

Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867
status

 

Family Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867 View in CoL

Astrochelidae Verrill, 1899a: 79 .

Type genus

Gorgonocephalus Leach, 1815 View in CoL (type species: G. caputmedusae ( Linnaeus, 1758)) View in CoL .

Other genera

Asteroporpa Örstedt & Lütken, 1856 View in CoL , Astracme Döderlein, 1927 View in CoL , Astroboa Döderlein, 1911 View in CoL , Astrocaneum Döderlein, 1911 View in CoL , Astrochalcis Koehler, 1905 View in CoL , Astrochele Verrill, 1878 View in CoL , Astrochlamys Koehler, 1912 View in CoL , Astrocladus Verrill, 1899b View in CoL , Astroclon Lyman, 1879 View in CoL , Astrocnida Lyman, 1872 View in CoL , Astrocrius Döderlein, 1927 View in CoL , Astrocyclus Döderlein, 1911 View in CoL , Astrodendrum Döderlein, 1911 View in CoL , Astrodictyum Döderlein, 1927 View in CoL , Astroglymma Döderlein, 1927 View in CoL , Astrogomphus Lyman, 1869 View in CoL , Astrogordius Döderlein, 1911 View in CoL , Astrohamma Döderlein, 1930 View in CoL , Astrohelix Döderlein, 1930 View in CoL , Astroniwa McKnight, 2000 View in CoL , Astrophyton Fleming, 1828 View in CoL , Astroplegma Döderlein, 1927 View in CoL , Astrosierra Baker, 1980 View in CoL , Astrospartus Döderlein, 1911 View in CoL , Astrothamnus Matsumoto, 1915 View in CoL , Astrothorax Döderlein, 1911 View in CoL , Astrothrombus H.L. Clark, 1909a View in CoL , Astrotoma Lyman, 1875 View in CoL , Astrozona Döderlein, 1930 View in CoL , Conocladus H.L. Clark, 1909b View in CoL , Ophiocrene Bell, 1894 View in CoL , Ophiozeta Koehler, 1930 View in CoL , Schizostella A.H. Clark, 1952 View in CoL .

Diagnosis

Dorsal disc and arms with scales and plates, which bear thorny granules or spines. Girdles of small hyaline hooks on the arms. Arms branching or simple. All vertebrae without oral bridge. Gonads restricted to disc. Multiple teeth in irregular columns, dental plate entire. Arm spine articulation with slit-shaped muscle opening proximally bordered by vertical ridge, small nerve opening at a distance.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Echinodermata

Class

Ophiuroidea

Order

Euryalida

Family

Gorgonocephalidae

Loc

Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867

Stöhr, Sabine, Hugall, Andrew F., Thuy, Ben & Martynov, Alexander 2018
2018
Loc

Astroniwa

McKnight 2000
2000
Loc

Astrosierra

Baker 1980
1980
Loc

Schizostella A.H. Clark, 1952

A. H. Clark 1952
1952
Loc

Astrohamma Döderlein, 1930

Doderlein 1930
1930
Loc

Astrohelix Döderlein, 1930

Doderlein 1930
1930
Loc

Astrozona Döderlein, 1930

Doderlein 1930
1930
Loc

Ophiozeta

Koehler 1930
1930
Loc

Astracme Döderlein, 1927

Doderlein 1927
1927
Loc

Astrocrius Döderlein, 1927

Doderlein 1927
1927
Loc

Astrodictyum Döderlein, 1927

Doderlein 1927
1927
Loc

Astroglymma Döderlein, 1927

Doderlein 1927
1927
Loc

Astroplegma Döderlein, 1927

Doderlein 1927
1927
Loc

Astrothamnus

Matsumoto 1915
1915
Loc

Astrochlamys

Koehler 1912
1912
Loc

Astroboa Döderlein, 1911

Doderlein 1911
1911
Loc

Astrocaneum Döderlein, 1911

Doderlein 1911
1911
Loc

Astrocyclus Döderlein, 1911

Doderlein 1911
1911
Loc

Astrodendrum Döderlein, 1911

Doderlein 1911
1911
Loc

Astrogordius Döderlein, 1911

Doderlein 1911
1911
Loc

Astrospartus Döderlein, 1911

Doderlein 1911
1911
Loc

Astrothorax Döderlein, 1911

Doderlein 1911
1911
Loc

Astrothrombus H.L. Clark, 1909a

H. L. Clark 1909
1909
Loc

Conocladus H.L. Clark, 1909b

H. L. Clark 1909
1909
Loc

Astrochalcis

Koehler 1905
1905
Loc

Astrochelidae

Verrill 1899: 79
1899
Loc

Astrocladus

Verrill 1899
1899
Loc

Ophiocrene

Bell 1894
1894
Loc

Astroclon

Lyman 1879
1879
Loc

Astrochele

Verrill 1878
1878
Loc

Astrotoma

Lyman 1875
1875
Loc

Astrocnida

Lyman 1872
1872
Loc

Astrogomphus

Lyman 1869
1869
Loc

Asteroporpa Örstedt & Lütken, 1856

Orstedt & Lutken 1856
1856
Loc

Astrophyton

Fleming 1828
1828
Loc

Gorgonocephalus

Leach 1815
1815
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