Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Subclass Myophiuroida > Infraclass Metophiurida > Superorder Ophintegrida > Order Amphilepidida > Suborder Gnathophiurina > Superfamily Amphiuroidea > Family Amphilepididae > Genus Amphilepis

Amphilepis norvegica (Ljungman, 1865)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Amphilepis*	Ljungman, 1867	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Amphiura norvegica*	Ljungman, 1865	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Norwegian Bokmål: langarmet slangestjerne sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Nynorsk: langarma slangestjerne sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: sköldormstjärna

Literature

basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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,. 50: pp. 336-351.
additional source	Hansson, H. G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): Scandinavian Echinodermata Check-List (Comp.).

Genbank

Citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphilepis norvegica (Ljungman, 1865). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125057