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Amphilepis norvegica (Ljungman, 1865) 
AphiaID: 125057

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder) > Amphilepididae (Family) > Amphilepis (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Amphilepis Ljungman, 1867
Synonymised
taxa		  Amphiura norvegica Ljungman, 1865 (synonym)
Sources  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 IMIS) [details]

additional source: Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013]., available online at http://www.dyntaxa.se [details]

additional source: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details]

original description (from synonym): Ljungman, A. V. 1865. Tillägg till kännedom af Skandinaviens Ophiurider. Öfversigt af Kgl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 1863, 21(7), 359-367, pl. XV. [details] [view taxon]

context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Norwegian Bokmål langarmet slangestjerne  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk langarma slangestjerne  [details]
Swedish sköldormstjärna  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications)
To Dyntaxa
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125057
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2007-07-18 12:17:12Z  checked  Stöhr, Sabine
  
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  Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Amphilepis norvegica (Ljungman, 1865). In: Stöhr, S., O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013). World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125057 on 2013-06-18
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