Amphicutis

Amphilepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Asterozoa
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Ophiurida
Suborder: Gnathophiurina
Family: Amphilepididae
Genus: Amphicutis
Pomory, Carpenter & Winter, 2011
Species

A. stygobita

Amphicutis is a genus of brittle stars of the family Amphilepidae. It contains the following species:[1]


References

Pomory, C.M.; Carpenter, J.H. & Winter, J.H. 2011. Amphicutis stygobita, a new genus and new species of brittle star (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiurida: Amphilepididae) found in Bernier Cave, an anchialine cave on San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Zootaxa 3133: 50-68.


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