Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiurina > Infraorder Chilophiurina > Family Ophiuridae > Subfamily Ophioleucinae > Genus Ophiernus

Ophiernus vallincola Lyman, 1878

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophiernus*	Lyman, 1878	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Ophiernus abyssalis*	Koehler, 1896	synonym
*Uriopha vallincola*	Lyman, 1878	synonym

Literature

original description	Lyman, T. 1878. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part I. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., 5(7), 65-168, 10 pl.
basis of record	Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.)
additional source	BIOCEAN
additional source	Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. 2009. Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbres, sea lilies, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400.
additional source	Paterson, G.L.J. (1985). The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1-162.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiernus vallincola Lyman, 1878. In: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2014) World Ophiuroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:183311