Ophidiaster purpureus
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
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: Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Mah, C.L. (2026). World Asteroidea Database. Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212306 on 2026-08-30
created: 1999-11-17T22:17:06Z
is replaced by: 212303
modified: 2008-12-25T16:21:38Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Ophidiaster purpureus Perrier, 1869
accepted name usage ID: 212303
class: Asteroidea
family: Ophidiasteridae
genus: Ophidiaster
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Perrier, E. (1869). Recherche sur les pédicellaires et les ambulacres des astérides et des oursins. Thèses présentées à la Faculté des Sciences de Paris pour obtenir le Grade de Docteur ès Sciences Naturelles Victor Masson et fils, Paris. 5-188, plates 1-7.
name published in year: 1869
order: Valvatida
parent name usage ID: 123314
phylum: Echinodermata
scientific name authorship: Perrier, 1869
specific epithet: purpureus
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: unaccepted