Ophiuroidea taxon details

Amphiophiura Matsumoto, 1915

123554  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123554)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Asterozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Ophiuroidea (Class)
  6. Myophiuroida (Subclass)
  7. Metophiurida (Infraclass)
  8. Euryophiurida (Superorder)
  9. Ophiurida (Order)
  10. Ophiurina (Suborder)
  11. Ophiopyrgidae (Family)
  12. Amphiophiura (Genus)
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  1. Species Amphiophiura abcisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
  2. Species Amphiophiura antarctica Koehler, 1923
  3. Species Amphiophiura bullata (Thomson, 1877)
  4. Species Amphiophiura canaliculata Koehler, 1922
  5. Species Amphiophiura concava Hertz, 1927
  6. Species Amphiophiura confecta (Koehler, 1930)
  7. Species Amphiophiura convexa (Lyman, 1878)
  8. Species Amphiophiura coronata (Koehler, 1914)
  9. Species Amphiophiura distincta (Koehler, 1904)
  10. Species Amphiophiura fasciculata (Lyman, 1883)
  11. Species Amphiophiura fastigiata Koehler, 1922
  12. Species Amphiophiura fisheri (A.H. Clark, 1949)
  13. Species Amphiophiura gallardoi Manso, 2010
  14. Species Amphiophiura gibbosa Mortensen, 1936
  15. Species Amphiophiura improba (Koehler, 1904)
  16. Species Amphiophiura inops (Koehler, 1907)
  17. Species Amphiophiura insolita (Koehler, 1904)
  18. Species Amphiophiura irregularis Ziesenhenne, 1940
  19. Species Amphiophiura kermadecensis (Benham, 1911)
  20. Species Amphiophiura lacazei (Lyman, 1878)
  21. Species Amphiophiura laudata (Koehler, 1904)
  22. Species Amphiophiura lenta (Koehler, 1904)
  23. Species Amphiophiura litvinovae O'Hara & Thuy, 2025
  24. Species Amphiophiura lockingtoni (Ives, 1889)
  25. Species Amphiophiura megapoma (H.L. Clark, 1911)
  26. Species Amphiophiura metabula H.L. Clark, 1915
  27. Species Amphiophiura obtecta (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
  28. Species Amphiophiura oedignatha H.L. Clark, 1915
  29. Species Amphiophiura oediplax (H.L. Clark, 1911)
  30. Species Amphiophiura oligocenica Berry, 1937 †
  31. Species Amphiophiura oligopora (H.L. Clark, 1913)
  32. Species Amphiophiura ornata (Lyman, 1878)
  33. Species Amphiophiura pachyplax Djakonov, 1954
  34. Species Amphiophiura paraconcava Litvinova, 1981
  35. Species Amphiophiura paucisquama Ziesenhenne, 1940
  36. Species Amphiophiura paupera (Koehler, 1897)
  37. Species Amphiophiura penichra (H.L. Clark, 1911)
  38. Species Amphiophiura pomphophora (H.L. Clark, 1911)
  39. Species Amphiophiura radiata (Lyman, 1878)
  40. Species Amphiophiura rowetti G.A. Smith, 1923
  41. Species Amphiophiura sculpta (Duncan, 1879)
  42. Species Amphiophiura sculptilis (Lyman, 1878)
  43. Species Amphiophiura sordida (Koehler, 1897)
  44. Species Amphiophiura superba (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899)
  45. Species Amphiophiura trifolium Hertz, 1927
  46. Species Amphiophiura undata (Lyman, 1878)
  47. Species Amphiophiura urbana (Koehler, 1904)
  48. Species Amphiophiura ursula (A.H. Clark, 1949)
  49. Species Amphiophiura vemae Kyte, 1987
  50. Species Amphiophiura vivipara (Matsumoto, 1915)
  51. Species Amphiophiura abdita (Koehler, 1901) accepted as Amphiophiura bullata bullata (Thomson, 1877) accepted as Amphiophiura bullata (Thomson, 1877) (synonym)
  52. Species Amphiophiura abscissa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) accepted as Amphiophiura abcisa (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (misspelling)
  53. Species Amphiophiura bakeri McKnight, 2003 accepted as Ophiopyrgus bakeri (McKnight, 2003) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  54. Species Amphiophiura banzarei (Madsen, 1967) accepted as Ophioplinthus banzarei (Madsen, 1967) (synonym)
  55. Species Amphiophiura brevispina (E. A. Smith, 1876) accepted as Ophiuroglypha brevispina (E. A. Smith, 1876) accepted as Ophiuroglypha brevispinosa (H.L. Clark, 1915)
  56. Species Amphiophiura colleta H.L. Clark, 1916 accepted as Amphiophiura urbana (Koehler, 1904)
  57. Species Amphiophiura ctenophora (H.L. Clark, 1909) accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) ctenophora H.L. Clark, 1909 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  58. Species Amphiophiura hadra (H.L. Clark, 1911) accepted as Amphiophiura superba (Lütken & Mortensen, 1899) (synonym)
  59. Species Amphiophiura humilis (Koehler, 1904) accepted as Actinozonella texturata (Lyman, 1883) (synonymized by Stöhr (2011))
  60. Species Amphiophiura indica (Brock, 1888) accepted as Ophiura indica (Brock, 1888) (considered as Ophiura by Olbers et al. 2019)
  61. Species Amphiophiura lapidaria (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Stegophiura lapidaria (Lyman, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  62. Species Amphiophiura latro (Koehler, 1904) accepted as Ophiopyrgus latro (Koehler, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  63. Species Amphiophiura liberata (Koehler, 1904) accepted as Ophiopyrgus liberata (Koehler, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  64. Species Amphiophiura lienosa (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiura lienosa (Lyman, 1878) (transferred to Amphiophiura without reason)
  65. Species Amphiophiura martensi (Studer, 1885) accepted as Ophioplinthus martensi (Studer, 1885) (synonym)
  66. Species Amphiophiura pacifica Litvinova, 1971 accepted as Amphiophiura bullata pacifica Litvinova, 1971 accepted as Amphiophiura convexa (Lyman, 1878) (Paterson (1985) proposed to accept it on subspecific rank)
  67. Species Amphiophiura parconcava Litvinova, 1981 accepted as Amphiophiura paraconcava Litvinova, 1981 (misspelling)
  68. Species Amphiophiura pertusa Koehler, 1930 accepted as Ophiopyrgus latro (Koehler, 1904) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  69. Species Amphiophiura ponderosa (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Stegophiura ponderosa (Lyman, 1878)
  70. Species Amphiophiura prisca (Koehler, 1904) accepted as Ophiopyrgus prisca (Koehler, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  71. Species Amphiophiura relegata Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophioplinthus relegata (Koehler, 1922) (synonym)
  72. Species Amphiophiura remota (Koehler, 1904) accepted as Amphiophiura sculptilis (Lyman, 1878) (synonymized by Vadon & Guille (1984))
  73. Species Amphiophiura resistens (Koehler, 1911) accepted as Ophioplinthus martensi (Studer, 1885) (synonym)
  74. Species Amphiophiura saurura (Verrill, 1894) accepted as Ophiura saurura (Verrill, 1894) (synonym)
  75. Species Amphiophiura scabra (Koehler, 1905) accepted as Ophiochalcis scabra (Koehler, 1905) (synonymized by Liao (2004))
  76. Species Amphiophiura scutata (Lyman, 1883) accepted as Ophioplinthus scutata (Lyman, 1883) (transferred to Ophioplinthus by Martynov & Litvinova (2008))
  77. Species Amphiophiura solida (Lyman, 1878) accepted as Ophiopyrgus solida (Lyman, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  78. Species Amphiophiura spatulifera Koehler, 1922 accepted as Ophiopyrgus spatulifera (Koehler, 1922) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  79. Species Amphiophiura stellata (Studer, 1882) accepted as Ophiura (Dictenophiura) stellata (Studer, 1882)
  80. Species Amphiophiura taranuia McKnight, 1968 accepted as Amphiophiura confecta (Koehler, 1930) (synonymized by Stöhr (2011))
  81. Species Amphiophiura turgida Koehler, 1930 accepted as Ophiopyrgus solida (Lyman, 1878) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  82. Species Amphiophiura vitjazi Litvinova, 1971 accepted as Amphiophiura bullata vitjazi Litvinova, 1971
  83. Species Amphiophiura vityazi Litvinova, 1971 accepted as Amphiophiura bullata vitjazi Litvinova, 1971
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphiophiura Matsumoto, 1915. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123554 on 2026-05-30
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Hansson, Hans
2007-07-12 13:29:01Z
checked
Stöhr, Sabine
2018-02-28 10:33:22Z
changed
Stöhr, Sabine

taxonomy source O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S.; Martynov, A. V. (2017). Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 107: 415-430., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.006
page(s): 426 [details] 

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details] 
 
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Remark Type species: Ophioglypha bullata Wyville Thomson, 1878 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

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Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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