Deep-Sea taxon details
Ophiolimna Verrill, 1899
123596 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123596)
accepted
Genus
Toporkovia Djakonov, 1954 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Ophiolimna antarctica (Lyman, 1879)
- Species Ophiolimna bairdi (Lyman, 1883)
- Species Ophiolimna perfida (Koehler, 1904)
- Species Ophiolimna placentigera (Lyman, 1880)
- Species Ophiolimna papillata (H.L. Clark, 1911) accepted as Ophiolimna antarctica (Lyman, 1879) (synonymized)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Verrill, A. E. (1899). Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama expedition in 1893. <em>Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa.</em> 5(1), 1-86. [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophiolimna Verrill, 1899. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123596 on 2026-09-26
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophiolimna Verrill, 1899. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123596 on 2026-09-26
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Verrill, A. E. (1899). Report on the Ophiuroidea collected by the Bahama expedition in 1893. <em>Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa.</em> 5(1), 1-86. [details]
original description (of Toporkovia Djakonov, 1954) Djakonov, A. M. (1954). Ophiuroids of the USSR Seas. <em>Tabl. anal. Faune USSR (Israel Program for Scientific Translation 1967); Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moskva-Leningrad.</em> 55, 1-136, 47 figs, 1 pl. [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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 NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]
original description (of Toporkovia Djakonov, 1954) Djakonov, A. M. (1954). Ophiuroids of the USSR Seas. <em>Tabl. anal. Faune USSR (Israel Program for Scientific Translation 1967); Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moskva-Leningrad.</em> 55, 1-136, 47 figs, 1 pl. [details]
context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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 NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
