(ofOphiolepis atra Stimpson, 1852) Stimpson, W. 1854. Two new species of Ophiolepis, from the southern coast of the United States. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 4, 224-226. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2018). World Ophiuroidea database. Microphiopholis atra (Stimpson, 1852). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/Ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158072 on 2018-04-19
original description(ofAmphiodia gyraspis H.L. Clark, 1915) Clark, H. L. (1915). Catalogue of Recent ophiurans. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 25(4): 163-376, 20 pls. [details]
original description(ofOphiolepis atra Stimpson, 1852) Stimpson, W. 1854. Two new species of Ophiolepis, from the southern coast of the United States. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 4, 224-226. [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online athttp://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online athttp://www.itis.gov[details]
new combination reference Turner, R.L. 1985. Microphiopholis, replacement name for Micropholis Thomas, 1966 (Ophiuroidea: Amphiuridae) NON Huxley, 1859 (Amphibia: Dissorophidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Wshington 98(4): 1028-1029. [details]
additional source(ofAmphiodia atra (Stimpson, 1852)) Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
source of synonymy(ofAmphiodia gyraspis H.L. Clark, 1915) Thomas, L. P. (1964). Amphiodia atra (Stimpson) and Ophionema intricata Lütken, additions to the shallow water amphiurid brittlestar fauna of Florida (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean. 14(1), 158-167. [details]
source of synonymy(ofAmphipholis limbata (Grube, 1857)) Thomas, L. P. (1964). Amphiodia atra (Stimpson) and Ophionema intricata Lütken, additions to the shallow water amphiurid brittlestar fauna of Florida (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean. 14(1), 158-167. [details]