Ophiochiton Lyman, 1878 
AphiaID: 123552

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Ophiodermatina (Infraorder) > Ophiochitonidae (Family)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon		Ophiochiton fastigatus Lyman, 1878
Typetaxon of		Ophiochitonidae Matsumoto, 1915
Parent		Ophiochitonidae Matsumoto, 1915
Source		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]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Ophiochiton agassizii (Verrill, 1899) Species Ophiochiton ambulator Koehler, 1897 Species Ophiochiton bispinosus Koehler, 1904 Species Ophiochiton commixtus Koehler, 1904 Species Ophiochiton fastigatus Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiochiton inaequalis Koehler, 1904 Species Ophiochiton lentus Lyman, 1879 Species Ophiochiton megalaspis H.L. Clark, 1939 Species Ophiochiton ternispinus Lyman, 1883 Species Ophiochiton triphylax (Baker, 1977) Species Ophiochiton nereis (Lyman, 1883)? (nomen nudum) Species Ophiochiton australis H.L. Clark, 1923 accepted as Ophionereis australis (H.L. Clark, 1923) Species Ophiochiton carinatus Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiochiton fastigatus Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiochiton grandis Verrill, 1884 accepted as Ophiochiton ternispinus Lyman, 1883 Species Ophiochiton lymani Studer, 1882 accepted as Ophiocten lymanni (Studer, 1882) Species Ophiochiton lymanni Studer, 1882 accepted as Ophiocten lymanni (Studer, 1882) Species Ophiochiton modestus Koehler, 1897 accepted as Amphioplus modestus (Koehler, 1897) Species Ophiochiton solutum Koehler, 1906 accepted as Ophiochiton carinatus Lütken & Mortensen, 1899 accepted as Ophiochiton fastigatus Lyman, 1878 Species Ophiochiton tenuispinus Hoyle, 1884 accepted as Ophiochiton ternispinus Lyman, 1883
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Link		To GenBank
Notes		Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details] Type species: Ophiochiton fastigatus Lyman, 1878 by monotypy (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123552
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2007-07-12 12:23:22Z   checked   Stöhr, Sabine 2007-07-12 13:29:01Z   checked   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Ophiochiton Lyman, 1878. 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=123552 on 2013-05-23