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Amphiura (Acrocnida) 
AphiaID: 123665

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder) > Amphiuridae (Family) > Amphiura (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (unsupported synonym)
Record
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Accepted name  Acrocnida Gislén, 1926
Rank Subgenus
Typetaxon Asterias brachiata Montagu, 1804
Parent Amphiura Forbes, 1843
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: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS[details]

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Species Amphiura (Acrocnida) brachiata (Montagu, 1804) accepted as Acrocnida brachiata (Montagu, 1804)
Species Amphiura (Acrocnida) semisquamata (Koehler, 1914) accepted as Acrocnida semisquamata (Koehler, 1914)
Environment marine
Feedingtype  suspension feeder [details]
Link To ITIS
Note  Taxonomic status: Some authors have treated Acrocnida as a subgenus or even a synonym of Amphiura, but a formal revision has not been published. Therefore, the name Acrocnida is still valid. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123665
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Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2007-02-26 14:50:06Z  changed  Stöhr, Sabine
  
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  Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Amphiura (Acrocnida). 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=123665 on 2013-05-21
  
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