Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Order Ophiurida > Suborder Ophiurina > Infraorder Ophiodermatina > Family Ophiochitonidae > Genus Ophiochiton

Ophiochiton ternispinus Lyman, 1883

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophiochiton*	Lyman, 1878	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Ophiochiton grandis*	Verrill, 1884	synonym
*Ophiochiton tenuispinus*	Hoyle, 1884	synonym
*Ophiozona tjalfiana*	Mortensen, 1913	synonym; nom. inval.
*Ophiozonella tjalfiana*	(Mortensen, 1913)	synonym

Literature

original description	Lyman, T. 1883. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Carribbean Sea (1878-79), and on the east coast of the United States, during the summer of 1880, by the U.S. coast survey steamer “Blake”, commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XX.- Report on the Ophiuroidea. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, 10(6), 227-287.
basis of record	BIOCEAN
additional source	Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. 2009. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Stöhr, S. (2014). Ophiochiton ternispinus Lyman, 1883. 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:183312

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Environment

marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

EU Birds Directive:
Annex I 2009 This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2010 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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2007-07-18 by Sabine Stöhr

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