Asteronychidae Verrill, 1899 
AphiaID: 123201

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Euryalida (Order)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Typetaxon		Asteronyx Müller & Troschel, 1842 (type by original designation)
Parent		Euryalida
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: Massin, Claude (look up in IMIS) [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Swedish ribbormstjärnor  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Asteronyx Müller & Troschel, 1842 Genus Astrodia Verrill, 1899 Genus Astronebris Downey, 1967 Genus Astronyx accepted as Asteronyx Müller & Troschel, 1842 Genus Ophiuropsis Studer, 1884 accepted as Asteronyx Müller & Troschel, 1842
Environment		marine
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123201
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2007-07-12 08:44:07Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2009-06-23 07:41:53Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine 2011-07-07 07:16:16Z   changed   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Asteronychidae. In: Stöhr, S., O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013). World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: Stöhr, S., O’Hara, T. (Eds) (2013). World Ophiuroidea database at http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123201 on 2013-05-25