Taxonomy Profile: Ophiolepis impressa (Lütken 1859)

Ophiolepis impressa: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Ophiozona impressa
Lütken 1859
Common Name(s):
scaly brittle star []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ophiolepis impressa: 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
Species : Ophiolepis impressa
scaly brittle star |
Ophiolepis impressa Direct Children(s):
Ophiolepis impressa: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Dr. David L. Pawson
Notes:
Senior Research Zoologist, Curator of Echinoderms, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Ophiolepis impressa
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Ophiolepis impressa
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Lyman, Theodore
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1864-01-01 / 1864-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, at Harvard College, no. 1
Page(s):
viii + 200
Publisher:
University Press
Publication Place:
Harvard, Massachusetts, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ophiolepis impressa
Ophiolepis impressa: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ophiolepis impressa: Comments