WoRMS name details
Ophiura elegans Leach, 1815
570576 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:570576)
unaccepted (suppressed by ICZN)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Leach, W. E. (1814-1817). Zoological miscellany: being descriptions of new or interesting animals. <em>London.</em> Vol. 1</i> [1814]. Vol. 2 [1815], Vol. 3 [1817]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91180
page(s): 57 [details]
page(s): 57 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiura elegans Leach, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570576 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Leach, W. E. (1814-1817). Zoological miscellany: being descriptions of new or interesting animals. <em>London.</em> Vol. 1</i> [1814]. Vol. 2 [1815], Vol. 3 [1817]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91180
page(s): 57 [details]
page(s): 57 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Clark, A. M. (1987). Case 2131. Asterias squamata Delle Chiaje, 1828 (currently Amphipholis squamata; Echinodermatat, Ophiuroidea): proposed conservation of the specific name. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 44(4): 246-247., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/2629 [details]
source of synonymy ICZN Opinion 1560. (1989). Asterias squamata Delle Chiaje, 1828 (currently Amphipholis squamata; Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea): specific name conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 46(3): 210., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/5120 [details]
source of synonymy ICZN Opinion 1560. (1989). Asterias squamata Delle Chiaje, 1828 (currently Amphipholis squamata; Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea): specific name conserved. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 46(3): 210., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/5120 [details]
