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Amphiura (Amphiura) incana Lyman, 1879 
AphiaID: 243036

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder) > Amphiuridae (Family) > Amphiura (Genus) > Amphiura (Amphiura) (Subgenus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Amphiura (Amphiura) Forbes, 1843
Synonymised
taxa		  Amphiura (Amphiura) atlantica var. dilatata Lyman, 1879
 Amphiura incana Lyman, 1879
 Amphiura sculpta Clark, A.M., 1955 (synonymized by Madsen (1970))
Sources  original description: Lyman, T. 1879. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part II. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., 6(2), 17-83, 10 pl. [details]

basis of record: Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details]

from synonym: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: 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] [view taxon]

from synonym: Clark, A.M. and J. Courtman-Stock. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Madsen, F.J. (1970). West African Ophiuroids. Atlantidae Report 11: 151-243. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Clark, A.M. 1955. Echinodermata of the Gold Coast. Journal of the West African Science Association, 1, 16-56. [details] [view taxon]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Brittany (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
European waters (ERMS scope) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Galway Bay (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Plymouth (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Portugal (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
South Africa (country) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
West Africa (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Specimen  Unknown type (from synonym) , locality Simon's Bay [view taxon]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:243036
Taxonomic
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2007-07-18 12:17:12Z  created  Stöhr, Sabine
  
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  Citation: Stöhr, S. (2013). Amphiura (Amphiura) incana Lyman, 1879. 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=243036 on 2013-05-24
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