Taxonomy Profile: Ophiuroidea (Gray 1840)

Ophiuroidea: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Class
Synonym(s):
Cryptosyringida
Smith 1984
Common Name(s):
basket stars []
brittlestars []
snake stars []
ofiúro []
serpente do mar []
ophiures []
basket stars []
brittle stars []
brittlestars []
snake stars []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ophiuroidea: 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 |
Ophiuroidea Direct Children(s):
Phrynophiurida
(Matsumoto 1915)
Ophiurida
(Müller and Troschel 1840)
Ophiuroidea: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Ophiuroidea
Source:
ITIS & Species 2000 Catalogue of Life Management Hierarchy
Acquired:
2013-08-01
Notes:
M. Ruggiero & D. Gordon, eds. 2013. Consensus Management Hierarchy for the ITIS & Species2000 Catalogue of Life. Contributors: Nicolas Bailly, Thierry Bourgoin, Richard Brusca, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Daphne Fautin, Dennis Gordon, Gerald Guala, Michael Guiry, Paul Kirk, Elliot Lefkowitz, David Mabberly, David Maddison, Alan Paton, Michael Ruggiero, Peter Stevens, and Brian Tyndall
Reference for:
Ophiuroidea
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Brusca, Richard C., and Gary J. Brusca
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Invertebrates, Second Edition
Page(s):
xx + 936
Publisher:
Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Publication Place:
Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-87893-097-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ophiuroidea
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Smith, Andrew B.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1984-08-17 / 1984-08-17
Article/Chapter Title:
Classification of the Echinodermata
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Palaeontology, vol 27, pt. 3
Page(s):
431-459
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0031-0239
Notes:
Reference for:
Ophiuroidea
Ophiuroidea: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ophiuroidea: Comments