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 Amphiuridae > Genus Amphiura

Amphiura (Amphiura) Forbes, 1843

Rank: Subgenus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

AmphiuraForbes, 1843accepted genus name
Hemilepis Ljungman, 1872 synonym
Monamphiura Fell, 1962 synonym
Ophiopeltis Düben & Koren, 1846 synonym

Children

Amphiura (Amphiura) grandisquama Lyman, 1869
Amphiura (Amphiura) incana Lyman, 1879

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Citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphiura (Amphiura) Forbes, 1843. 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:242544

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2009-02-20 by Sabine Stöhr

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