Amphioplus verrilli (Lyman, 1879) 
AphiaID: 125060

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiurina (Suborder) > Gnathophiurina (Infraorder) > Amphiuridae (Family) > Amphioplus (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Typetaxon of		Silax Fell, 1962
Parent		Amphioplus Verrill, 1899
Synonymised taxa		Amphiura verrilli Lyman, 1879 Silax pulvinus Cherbonnier & Sibuet, 1972 (synonym) Silax verrilli (Lyman, 1879)
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: Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. 2009. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S [details] source of synonymy: Paterson, G.L.J. (1985). The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1-162. [details] original description (from synonym): Cherbonnier, G.; Sibuet, M. 1972. Resultats Scientifique de la compagne Noratlante: Asterides et Ophiures. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturell Paris 3e serie Zoologie No. 76, 102, 1333-1394. [details] [view taxon] basis of record (from synonym): BIOCEAN, available online at http://www.ifremer.fr/biocean/ [details] [view taxon] basis of record (from synonym): Stöhr Sabine (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] original description (from synonym): 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] [view taxon] context source: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Gulf of Mexico [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125060
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2007-07-18 12:17:12Z   checked   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Amphioplus verrilli (Lyman, 1879). 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=125060 on 2013-06-18