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Amphiura maxima Lyman, 1879 
AphiaID: 244848

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder) > Amphiuridae (Family) > Amphiura (Genus)
Status alternate representation
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Amphiura (Amphiura) maxima Lyman, 1879
Rank Species
Typetaxon of  Ctenamphiura Verrill, 1899
Parent Amphiura Forbes, 1843
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]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Link To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:244848
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2007-08-27 13:50:37Z  created  Stöhr, Sabine
  
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  Citation: Stöhr, S. (2013). Amphiura maxima 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=244848 on 2013-05-22
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