Ophidiasteridae Verrill, 1870 
AphiaID: 123137

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Echinodermata > Asterozoa > Asteroidea > Valvatacea > Valvatida > Ophidiasteridae

Status		accepted
Rank		Family
Parent		Valvatida
Synonymised names		Linckiidae Viguier, 1878
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 Clark, A.M. and M.E. Downey. (1992). Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall: London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source Clark, A.M. and F.W.E. Rowe. (1971). Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-West Pacific Echinoderms. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History): London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details] additional source North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source Clark, A.M. (1993). An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida, in: Jangoux, M.; Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1993). Echinoderm Studies, 4: pp. 187-366 (look up in IMIS) [details] [show all]
Direct child taxa (37) [show all] [sort by status]		Genus Acalia Gray, 1840 (nomen nudum) Genus Andora A.M. Clark, 1967 Genus Austrofromia H.L. Clark, 1921 Genus Bunaster Döderlein, 1896 Genus Calliophidiaster Tommasi, 1970 accepted as Linckia Nardo, 1834 Genus Celerina A.M. Clark, 1967 Genus Certonardoa H.L. Clark, 1921 Genus Chione Gistel, 1848 accepted as Ophidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836 Genus Cistina Gray, 1840 Genus Copidaster A.H. Clark, 1948 Genus Cribrella L. Agassiz, 1835 accepted as Linckia Nardo, 1834 Genus Dactylosaster Gray, 1840 Genus Devania Marsh, 1974 Genus Dissogenes Fisher, 1913 Genus Drachmaster Downey, 1970 Genus Ferdina Gray, 1840 Genus Gomophia Gray, 1840 Genus Hacelia Gray, 1840 Genus Heteronardoa Hayashi, 1973 Genus Leiaster Peters, 1852 Genus Lepidaster Verrill, 1871 accepted as Leiaster Peters, 1852 Genus Linckia Nardo, 1834 Genus Melia Gistel, 1848 accepted as Nardoa Gray, 1840 Genus Mithrodinae Blake, 1980 accepted as Mithrodiidae Viguier, 1878 Genus Narcissia Gray, 1840 Genus Nardoa Gray, 1840 Genus Oneria Rowe, 1981 Genus Ophidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836 Genus Paraferdina James, 1976 Genus Pharia Gray, 1840 Genus Phataria Gray, 1840 Genus Plenardoa H.L. Clark, 1921 Genus Pseudolinckia H.L. Clark, 1916 accepted as Pseudophidiaster H.L. Clark, 1916 Genus Pseudophidiaster H.L. Clark, 1916 Genus Scytaster Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Nardoa Gray, 1840 Genus Sinoferdina Liao, 1982 Genus Tamaria Gray, 1840
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent + fossil
Distribution		Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien
Links		To GenBank   To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123137
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2008-01-25 09:35:43Z   changed   Mah, Christopher
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		Citation: Mah, C. (2014). Ophidiasteridae Verrill, 1870. In: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123137 on 2015-01-29