Amphiura incana Lyman, 1879 
AphiaID: 125085

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

Status		alternate representation
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Amphiura (Amphiura) incana Lyman, 1879
Rank		Species
Parent		Amphiura Forbes, 1843
Sources		original description: 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] 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] basis of record: Clark, A.M. and J. Courtman-Stock. (1976). The echinoderms of southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Nat. Hist), London. 277 pp. [details] additional source: Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS) [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		Brittany [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Galway Bay [details] Plymouth [details] Portugal [details] Simon's Bay (from specimen) South Africa (country) [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] West Africa [details]
Specimen		Unknown type , locality Simon's Bay [details]
Feedingtype		suspension feeder [details]
Links		Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) To PESI To ITIS
Note		Distribution: At about 10 to 20 m depth, in sand, Galway Bay (Ireland) and Plymouth (southwest England); probably overlooked elsewhere [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125085
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hansson, Hans 2007-08-27 13:50:37Z   checked   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S.; Hansson, H. (2013). Amphiura incana 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=125085 on 2013-05-20