Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiurina > Infraorder Chilophiurina > Family Ophiuridae > Subfamily Ophiurinae > Genus Ophiura

Ophiura robusta (Ayres, 1854)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophiura*	Lamarck, 1801	accepted genus name
*Ophioglypha*	Lyman, 1860	synonym
*Ophioglyphina*	Ludwig, 1886	synonym
*Ophiozea*	A.H. Clark, 1920	synonym

Species group names

*Ophiolepis robusta*	Ayres, 1854	synonym
*Ophiura fasciculata*	Forbes, 1854	synonym
*Ophiura squamosa*	Lütken, 1859	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): nordlig slangestjerne sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: nordlig slangestjerne sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: nordlig slangestjerne sources: Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 134

Norwegian Nynorsk: nordleg slangestjerne sources: Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 4: 134

Nynorsk (Norwegian): nordleg slangestjerne sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: mindre fransormstjärna

Literature

original description	Ayres, W. O. 1854. Descriptions of new species of Ophiuridae. Proceedings Boston Society Natural History, 4, 133-135, 248-250.
basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 336-351
additional source	Gosner, 1977
additional source	Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
additional source	Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p.
additional source	Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp.
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	North East Atlantic Taxa
additional source	ITIS database

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
Barcode of Life
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiura robusta (Ayres, 1854). In: Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T. & Thuy, B. (Eds) (2014) World Ophiuroidea database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124933