Gymnophiura concava Tommasi, 1976
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gymnophiura concava Tommasi, 1976
- Name authority
- Tommasi, 1976
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Ophiurida
- Family
- Ophiopyrgidae
- Genus
- Gymnophiura
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumEchinodermata
- subphylumAsterozoa
- classOphiuroidea Gray, 1840
- subclassMyophiuroida Matsumoto, 1915
- infraclassMetophiurida Matsumoto, 1913
- superorderEuryophiurida O'Hara, Hugall, Thuy, Stöhr & Martynov, 2017
- orderOphiurida Müller & Troschel, 1840 sensu O'Hara et al., 2017
- suborderOphiurina Müller & Troschel, 1840 sensu O'Hara et al., 2017
- familyOphiopyrgidae Perrier, 1893
- genusGymnophiura Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- speciesGymnophiura concava Tommasi, 1976
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnophiura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gymnophiura mollis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 | OphiopyrgidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Tommasi, L. R. (1976). Ophiuroidea collected in the Peru-Chile Trench by the USNS “Eltanin” during cruise III. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Sao Paulo, 29: 281–318. https://doi.org/10.11606/0031-1049.1976.29.p281-318 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3HT48. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.