Ophiuroidea name details
Ophionyx Müller & Troschel, 1840
146138 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146138)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
Ophionyx armatum Müller & Troschel, 1840 (type by original designation)
Species Ophionyx savignyi Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Species Ophionyx scorpio Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) scorpio (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
Species Ophionyx scutellum (Grube, 1840) accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (see status note)
Species Ophionyx armatum Müller & Troschel, 1840 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, possibly O. fragilis)
Species Ophionyx scorpio Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) scorpio (Müller & Troschel, 1842) (synonym)
Species Ophionyx scutellum (Grube, 1840) accepted as Ophiothrix fragilis (Abildgaard in O.F. Müller, 1789) (see status note)
Species Ophionyx armatum Müller & Troschel, 1840 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, possibly O. fragilis)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. (1840). Über die Gattungen der Ophiuren. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6(1): 326-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203204#page/335/mode/1up [details]
Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2021). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophionyx Müller & Troschel, 1840. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146138 on 2023-09-23
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Müller, J. & Troschel, F.H. (1840). Über die Gattungen der Ophiuren. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 6(1): 326-330., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7203204#page/335/mode/1up [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 Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. <em>Faune de Madagascar, 48.</em> Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1843). Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Asteriden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 9(1), 113-131., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703144
page(s): 121 [details]
redescription Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 116 [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 Cherbonnier, G.; Guille, A. (1978). Echinodermes: Ophiurides. <em>Faune de Madagascar, 48.</em> Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS): Paris. ISBN 2-222-02341-6. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Müller, J.; Troschel, F. H. (1843). Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Asteriden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 9(1), 113-131., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13703144
page(s): 121 [details]
redescription Müller, J. and Troschel, F. H. (1842). System der Asteriden.1. Asteriae. 2. Ophiuridae. <em>Vieweg: Braunschweig.</em> xxx+134 pp. 12 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44159
page(s): 116 [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Proposed as subgenus of Ophiothrix by Müller & Troschel (1843) without distinguishing characters. Currently unaccepted. [details]From other sources
Remark Type species: Ophionyx armata Müller & Troschel, 1940 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]