WoRMS name details
Amphiura elegans (Leach, 1815)
125079 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125079)
unaccepted (synonym of suppressed name Ophiura elegans)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophiura elegans Leach, 1815) Leach, W. E. (1814-1817). Zoological miscellany: being descriptions of new or interesting animals. <em>London.</em> Vol. 1</i> [1814]. Vol. 2 [1815], Vol. 3 [1817]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91180
page(s): 57 [details]
page(s): 57 [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphiura elegans (Leach, 1815). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125079 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ophiura elegans Leach, 1815) Leach, W. E. (1814-1817). Zoological miscellany: being descriptions of new or interesting animals. <em>London.</em> Vol. 1</i> [1814]. Vol. 2 [1815], Vol. 3 [1817]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91180
page(s): 57 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Farquhar, H. (1897). A contribution to the history of New Zealand Echinoderms. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 26: 186-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31882602 [details]
page(s): 57 [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Farquhar, H. (1897). A contribution to the history of New Zealand Echinoderms. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 26: 186-198., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31882602 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
additional source Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.). , available online at https://www.gu.se/sites/default/files/2020-10/NEAT%2AEchinodermata.pdf [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
