Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiurina > Family Ophiacanthidae > Genus Ophioplinthaca

Ophioplinthaca chelys (C.W. Thomson, 1878)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophioplinthaca*	Verrill, 1899	accepted genus name

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	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.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
GenBank (13 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophioplinthaca chelys (C.W. Thomson, 1878). In: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2014) World Ophiuroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/authority/http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125043