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Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825)

AphiaID

158503 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158503)

Classification

Status

alternative representation

Accepted Name

Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata (Say, 1825)

Rank

Species

Parent

Ophiothrix Müller & Troschel, 1840

Original name

Ophiura angulata Say, 1825

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Variety Ophiothrix angulata var. atrolineata H.L. Clark, 1918
Variety Ophiothrix angulata var. albodiscus H.L. Clark, 1918? (unaccepted > nomen nudum, unpublished name)
Variety Ophiothrix angulata var. violacea (Müller & Troschel, 1842) accepted as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata violacea (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Variety Ophiothrix angulata var. megalaspsis H.L. Clark, 1918 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata megalaspis H.L. Clark, 1918
Variety Ophiothrix angulata var. phlogina H.L. Clark, 1918 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata phlogina H.L. Clark, 1918
Variety Ophiothrix angulata var. phoinissa H.L. Clark, 1918 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata phoinissa H.L. Clark, 1918
Variety Ophiothrix angulata var. poecila H.L. Clark, 1918 represented as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata poecila H.L. Clark, 1918

Environment

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

Original description

(of Ophiura angulata Say, 1825) Say, T. (1825). On the species of the Linnaean genus Asterias inhabiting the coast of the U.S. Journal of the Academy of natural sciences of Philadelphia. 5, 141-154., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657187 [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution Distribution extends northward of the Carolinian subprovince of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras

Distribution Distribution extends northward of the Carolinian subprovince of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]

Taxonomic citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158503 on 2025-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-26 07:43:32Z

created

Cuvelier, Daphne

2007-08-21 10:58:26Z

changed

Stöhr, Sabine

2007-08-27 13:50:37Z

checked

Stöhr, Sabine

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Ophiura angulata Say, 1825) Say, T. (1825). On the species of the Linnaean genus Asterias inhabiting the coast of the U.S. Journal of the Academy of natural sciences of Philadelphia. 5, 141-154., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657187 [details]

basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [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]

context source (Bermuda) Clark, H. L. (1922). The echinoderms of the Challenger Bank, Bermuda. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 57(13): 351-362, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3998325 [details]

additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]