Register of Antarctic Species (RAS) - Ophiacanthinae Paterson, 1985

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CaRMS name details

Ophiacanthinae Paterson, 1985

AphiaID

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

Classification

Status

unaccepted (raised to family level)

Accepted name

Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867

Rank

Subfamily

Type taxon

Ophiacantha Müller & Troschel, 1842 (type by original designation)

Parent

Ophiacanthidae Ljungman, 1867

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

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]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiacanthinae Paterson, 1985. Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242204 on 2025-05-31

Regional species database citation

Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Ophiacanthinae Paterson, 1985. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242204 on 2025-05-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2007-07-12 08:44:07Z

created

Stöhr, Sabine

2013-02-15 09:53:03Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2018-03-14 11:46:55Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

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Sources (1)

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]