Ophidiasteridae
creator: Hansson, Hans
creator: Mah, Christopher
date: 2026-08-30
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Ophidiasteridae Verrill, 1867
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Ophidiasteridae Verrill, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123137 on 2026-08-30
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2026-06-03T00:52:08Z
replaces: 368959
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Ophidiasteridae Verrill, 1867
class: Asteroidea
family: Ophidiasteridae
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Verrill, A.E. (1867). Notes on Radiata in the Museum of Yale College, with descriptions of new genera and species. No. 3. On the geographical distribution of the echinoderms of the West coast of America. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1(2): 323-351.
name published in: Viguier, C. (1878). Classification des Stellerides. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences. 86 (1878): 681-683.
name published in year: 1867
name published in year: 1878
order: Valvatida
parent name usage ID: 123090
phylum: Echinodermata
scientific name authorship: Verrill, 1867
taxon rank: Family
taxonomic status: accepted