WoRMS taxon details

Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843

125073  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125073)

accepted
Species
Amphiura florifera Forbes, 1843 · unaccepted (synonym)
Amphiura rancureli Tomasi, 1967 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153. [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Note Likely eastern Mediterranean Sea  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Likely eastern Mediterranean Sea [details]
Distribution In depths of 50 to more than 200 m, burrowing in sand or muddy sand, all round the British Isles, but rare in the English...  
Distribution In depths of 50 to more than 200 m, burrowing in sand or muddy sand, all round the British Isles, but rare in the English Channel. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Amphiura chiajei Forbes, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125073 on 2024-03-28
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2007-07-18 12:17:12Z
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original description Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Amphiura florifera Forbes, 1843) Forbes, E. 1843. On the radiata of the eastern Mediterranean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London, 19: 143-153. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Amphiura rancureli Tomasi, 1967) Tomasi, L. R. (1967). Ophiuroidea de la Côte-d'Ivoire. <em>Bulletin de l'I.F.A.N., series A.</em> 24 (2), 521-583.
page(s): 530 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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 Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/taxa.html [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Breeding Ophiopluteus larva. Autumn. [details]

Distribution In depths of 50 to more than 200 m, burrowing in sand or muddy sand, all round the British Isles, but rare in the English Channel. [details]

Type locality Likely eastern Mediterranean Sea [details]
LanguageName 
English brittlestar  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål grov mudderslangestjerne  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk grov gjørmeslangestjerne  [details]
Swedish fjällig trådormstjärna  [details]