WoRMS name details

Ophiacanthinae Paterson, 1985

242204  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242204)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Ophiuroidea (Class)
  6. Myophiuroida (Subclass)
  7. Metophiurida (Infraclass)
  8. Ophintegrida (Superorder)
  9. Ophiacanthida (Order)
  10. Ophiacanthina (Suborder)
  11. Ophiacanthidae (Family)
  12. Ophiacanthinae (Subfamily)
 unaccepted (raised to family level)
Subfamily
Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 (type by original designation)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2273511 [details] 
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacanthinae Paterson, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242204 on 2025-05-19
Date
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2007-07-12 08:44:07Z
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Stöhr, Sabine
2013-02-15 09:53:03Z
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Stöhr, Sabine
2018-03-14 11:46:55Z
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Stöhr, Sabine

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Nomenclature

original description 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., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2273511 [details]