Taxonomy Profile: Ophiolepis elegans (Lütken 1859)

Ophiolepis elegans: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ophiolepis elegans: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Echinodermata
echinoderms |
bolacha da praia |
equinoderma |
equinodermata |
estrela do mar |
ouriço do mar |
échinodermes |
Subphylum : Asterozoa
Class : Ophiuroidea
basket stars |
brittlestars |
snake stars |
ofiúro |
serpente do mar |
ophiures |
basket stars |
brittle stars |
brittlestars |
snake stars |
Order : Ophiurida
basket stars |
serpent stars |
basket stars |
serpent stars |
Suborder : Chilophiurina
Family : Ophiuridae
Genus : Ophiolepis
Ophiolepis elegans Direct Children(s):
Ophiolepis elegans: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Ophiolepis elegans
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hendler, Gordon, John E. Miller, David L. Pawson, and Porter M. Kier
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1995-01-01 / 1995-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Sea Stars, Sea Urchins, and Allies: Echinoderms of Florida and the Caribbean
Page(s):
xi + 390
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-450-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ophiolepis elegans
Ophiolepis elegans: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Western Atlantic Ocean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ophiolepis elegans: Comments