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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]

from synonym: Schoener, A. 1967. Two new species of Amphitarsus (Ophiuroidea) from the western North Atlantic. Breviora, 269, 1-9. [details] [view taxon]

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]

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
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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: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242640 on 2013-05-23
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