MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Ophiomycetidae Verrill, 1899

Ophiuroidea name details

Ophiomycetidae Verrill, 1899

AphiaID

719190 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:719190)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior synonym)

Accepted Name

Ophiohelidae Perrier, 1893

Rank

Family

Typetaxon

Ophiomyces frutectosus Lyman, 1869

Parent

Ophioscolecida

Synonymised names

Ophiohelinae Perrier, 1893 · unaccepted

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Verrill, A. E. (1899). North American Ophiuroidea. I. Revision of certain families and genera of West Indian ophiurans. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy Arts and Sciences. 10(7), 301-386., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13457106#page/331/mode/1up
page(s): 359 [details]

Descriptive notes

Nomenclature Since Ophiomycetidae is a junior synonym of Ophiohelidae, it needs to be replaced by Ophiohelidae.

Nomenclature Since Ophiomycetidae is a junior synonym of Ophiohelidae, it needs to be replaced by Ophiohelidae. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiomycetidae Verrill, 1899. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719190 on 2024-11-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2013-02-15 09:53:03Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

2013-07-01 12:29:37Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

2015-11-27 14:45:52Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

2018-03-14 11:46:55Z

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Stöhr, Sabine

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Sources (3)
Notes (1)

original description Verrill, A. E. (1899). North American Ophiuroidea. I. Revision of certain families and genera of West Indian ophiurans. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy Arts and Sciences. 10(7), 301-386., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13457106#page/331/mode/1up
page(s): 359 [details]

basis of record Thuy, B.; Meyer, C. A. (2013). The pitfalls of extrapolating modern depth ranges to fossil assemblages: new insights from Middle Jurassic brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Switzerland. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 132(1): 5-21., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13358-012-0048-5 [details]

source of synonymy Parameswaran, U. V.; K. U., A. J.; Gopal, A.; V. N., S.; Vijayan, A. K. (2015). On an unusual shallow occurrence of the deep-sea brittle star Ophiomyces delata in the Duncan Passage, Andaman Islands (Northern Indian Ocean). Marine Biodiversity. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0344-6 [details]

From editor or global species database

Nomenclature Since Ophiomycetidae is a junior synonym of Ophiohelidae, it needs to be replaced by Ophiohelidae. [details]