Squamophis Okanishi et al., 2011 
AphiaID: 580293

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon		Asteroschema amamiense Okanishi & Fujita, 2009 (type by original designation)
Parent		Astrocharinae Okanishi et al., 2011
Sources		original description: Okanishi, M., O'Hara, T.D. & Fujita, T. 2011. A new genus Squamophis of Asteroschematidae (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Euryalida) from Australia. ZooKeys 129: 1-15., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.129.1202 [details] taxonomy source: Okanishi, M., O'Hara, T.D. & Fujita, T. 2011. Molecular phylogeny of the order Euryalida (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), based on mitochondrial and nuclear ribosomal genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61: 392-399. [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Squamophis albozosteres Okanishi et al., 2011 Species Squamophis amamiensis (Okanishi et al., 2009) Species Squamophis lifouensis Stöhr, 2011
Environment		marine
Link		To GenBank
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:580293
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2011-09-19 13:40:18Z   created   Stöhr, Sabine
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		Citation: Stöhr, S. (2013). Squamophis Okanishi et al., 2011. 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=580293 on 2013-05-23