WoRMS name details

Ophiohelinae Perrier, 1893

242209  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:242209)

 unaccepted
Subfamily
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Nomenclature For unknown reasons, Paterson (1985) suggested Ophiomyces as type taxon of Ophiohelinae. According to the ICZN that is of...  
Nomenclature For unknown reasons, Paterson (1985) suggested Ophiomyces as type taxon of Ophiohelinae. According to the ICZN that is of course not possible. Instead, Ophiohelus is the type genus since the family name has been inferred from its name. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2024). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiohelinae Perrier, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242209 on 2024-03-28
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2007-07-12 08:44:07Z
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2013-02-15 09:53:03Z
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2014-10-14 13:59:53Z
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2015-04-10 15:11:49Z
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taxonomy source Martynov, A. (2010). Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2697: 1-154. [details]   

basis of record Paterson, G.L.J. (1985). The deep-sea Ophiuroidea of the north Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 49(1): 1-162., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2273511 [details]   

status source Thuy, B.; Meyer, C. A. (2013). The pitfalls of extrapolating modern depth ranges to fossil assemblages: new insights from Middle Jurassic brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from Switzerland. <em>Swiss Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 132(1): 5-21., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13358-012-0048-5 [details]   
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature For unknown reasons, Paterson (1985) suggested Ophiomyces as type taxon of Ophiohelinae. According to the ICZN that is of course not possible. Instead, Ophiohelus is the type genus since the family name has been inferred from its name. [details]