| Citation | Nethupul, H., S. Stöhr and H. Zhang, 2022 Review of Ophioplinthaca Verrill, 1899 (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiacanthidae), description of new species in Ophioplinthaca and Ophiophthalmus, and new records from the Northwest Pacific and the South China Sea. ZooKeys 1099:155-202. | |
| Ref. | 126236 Nethupul, H., S. Stöhr and H. Zhang, 2022 | |
| Page | 190 | |
| Named Used as Valid | Ophioplinthaca defensor | |
| Locality | ||
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific. | |
| Quote | Depth range: 385 to 2000 meters. |