Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Subclass Myophiuroida > Infraclass Metophiurida > Superorder Euryophiurida > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiurina > Family Ophiuridae > Subfamily Ophiurinae > Genus Ophiocten

Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, 1878

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophiocten*	Lütken, 1855	accepted genus name
*Ophiocten abyssicolum*	(Forbes, 1843)	taxonomically included in
*Ophiocten affinis*	(Lütken, 1858)	taxonomically included in
*Ophiocten centobi*	Paterson, Tyler & Gage, 1982	taxonomically included in
*Ophiocten gracilis*	(G.O. Sars, 1872)	taxonomically included in
*Ophiocten hastatum*	Lyman, 1878	taxonomically included in
*Ophiocten sericeum*	(Forbes, 1852)	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Ophiocten latens*	Koehler, 1906	synonym
*Ophiocten longispinum*	Koehler, 1896	synonym
*Ophiocten pacificum*	Lütken & Mortensen, 1899	synonym

Literature

original description	Lyman, T. (1878). Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl.
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	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.

Genbank

Citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiocten hastatum Lyman, 1878. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124854