Amphilimna olivacea (Lyman, 1869) 
AphiaID: 242640

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder) > Amphiuridae (Family) > Amphilimna (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Amphilimna Verrill, 1899
Synonymised taxa		Amphitarsus spinifer Schoener, 1967 (synonym) Ophiocnida olivacea Lyman, 1869
Sources		basis of record: Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and 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] original description (from synonym): Schoener, A. 1967. Two new species of Amphitarsus (Ophiuroidea) from the western North Atlantic. Breviora, 269, 1-9. [details] [view taxon] source of synonymy (from synonym): Thomas, L.P.; Schoener, A. 1972. Growth changes in Amphilimna olivacea (Lyman) and the systematic status of Amphitarsus spinifer Schoener. Breviora, 387, 1-9. [details] [view taxon] original description (from synonym): Lyman, T. 1869. Preliminary report on the Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae dredged in deep water between Cuba and Florida Reef. . Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1, 309-354. [details] [view taxon]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		Atlantic [details] Caribbean Sea [details] Colombia [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Mexico [details] Panama [details] Venezuela [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection To ITIS
Note		Habitat: Known from rocky shores. [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242640
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2007-07-18 12:17:12Z   created   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S. (2013). Amphilimna olivacea (Lyman, 1869). In: Stöhr, S. & O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013) World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: Stöhr, S. & O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013) World Ophiuroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242640 on 2013-06-19