WoRMS name details
original description
(of Ophiura brevispina Say, 1825) Say, T. (1825). On the species of the Linnaean genus <i>Asterias</i> inhabiting the coast of the U.S. <em>Journal of the Academy of natural sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 5, 141-154., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24657187 [details]
taxonomy source
Tommasi, L.R. 1970. Os Ofiuroides recentes do Brasil e de regioes Vizinhas. Contribuicoes Avulsas do Instituto Oceanografico, Univ. Sao Paulo, sér. Ocean Biol., 20, 1-146. page(s): 66 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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]
additional source
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
From other sources
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
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