MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Ophiolepis Müller & Troschel, 1840

ERMS taxon details

Ophiolepis Müller & Troschel, 1840


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AphiaID

123564 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123564)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon of

Ophiolepididae Ljungman, 1867 (restricted)

Parent

Ophiolepididae Ljungman, 1867 (restricted)

Synonymised names

Ophiozona Lyman, 1865 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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Species Ophiolepis paucispina (Say, 1825)

Species Ophiolepis robusta Ayres, 1852 accepted as Ophiura robusta (Ayres, 1852) (synonym)
Species Ophiolepis savignyi Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiactis savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
Species Ophiolepis scolopendrica Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiopholis aculeata (Linnaeus, 1767) (synonym)
Species Ophiolepis sundevalli Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Amphiura sundevalli (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. (1840). Über die Gattungen der Ophiuren. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 6(1): 326-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203204#page/335/mode/1up
page(s): 328 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2022). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiolepis Müller & Troschel, 1840. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2022) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123564 on 2023-03-31

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2023). European Register of Marine Species. Ophiolepis Müller & Troschel, 1840. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123564 on 2023-03-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2007-07-12 13:29:01Z

checked

Stöhr, Sabine

2011-07-07 07:16:16Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

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original description Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. (1840). Über die Gattungen der Ophiuren. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 6(1): 326-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203204#page/335/mode/1up
page(s): 328 [details]

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. (look up in RoR) [details]

additional source Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. Faune de Madagascar, 48. Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors

identification resource Hendler, G. (1988). Western Atlantic Ophiolepis (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea): a description of O. pawsoni new species, and a key to the species. Bulletin of Marine Science. 42(2): 265-272., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1988/00000042/00000002/art00007 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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