WoRMS taxon details
Ophioplinthaca chelys (C.W. Thomson, 1877)
125043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125043)
accepted
Species
Ophiacantha chelys Wyville Thomson, 1877 · unaccepted
Ophiomitra chelys (Wyville Thomson, 1877) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiacantha chelys Wyville Thomson, 1877) Thomson, C.W. (1877). The voyage of the "Challenger." The Atlantic; a preliminary account of the general results of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876, Volume 1 xxix+424 pp. (Macmillan and Co.: London). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11731289 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioplinthaca chelys (C.W. Thomson, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125043 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophiacantha chelys Wyville Thomson, 1877) Thomson, C.W. (1877). The voyage of the "Challenger." The Atlantic; a preliminary account of the general results of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876, Volume 1 xxix+424 pp. (Macmillan and Co.: London). , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11731289 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Smirnov I.S., Piepenburg D., Ahearn C., Juterzenka K.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Ophiuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 192–209 [in English]. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
[request]additional source Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Ophiacantha chelys Wyville Thomson, 1877) MCZ OPH-2047 [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophioplinthaca chelys)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2047) (from synonym Ophiacantha chelys Wyville Thomson, 1877)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophioplinthaca chelys)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To MCZbase - Harvard University (MCZ OPH-2047) (from synonym Ophiacantha chelys Wyville Thomson, 1877)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (2 records)
