Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiurina > Infraorder Gnathophiurina > Family Amphiuridae > Genus Amphiura

Amphiura bellis Lyman, 1879

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Amphiura*	Forbes, 1843	accepted genus name
*Hemilepis*	Ljungman, 1872	synonym
*Monamphiura*	Fell, 1962	synonym
*Ophiopeltis*	Düben & Koren, 1846	synonym
*Silax*	Fell, 1962	synonym

Literature

original description	Lyman, T. 1879. Ophiuridae and Astrophytidae of the “Challenger” expedition. Part II. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., 6(2), 17-83, 10 pl.
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

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Amphiura bellis Lyman, 1879. 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:125070