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Ophidiasteridae  Verrill, 1870
Taxonomic Serial No.: 655998

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Linckiidae Viguier, 1878
  
    Acalia Gray, 1840
  
    Linckia (Acalia) Gray, 1840
  
    Acalia intermedia Gray, 1840
  
    Ophidiaster attenuatus Perrier, 1869
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumEchinodermata Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein, 1734] – echinoderms, échinodermes, bolacha da praia, equinoderma, equinodermata, estrela do mar, ouriço do mar  
             SubphylumAsterozoa   
                ClassAsteroidea de Blainville, 1830 – étoiles de mer, stelléridés, estrela do mar, sea stars, starfishes, starfish, estrella de mar  
                   SuperorderValvatacea Blake, 1987  
                      OrderValvatida Perrier, 1884  
                         FamilyOphidiasteridae Verrill, 1870  
    Direct Children:  
                            GenusAndora A. M. Clark, 1967  
                            GenusAustrofromia H. L. Clark, 1921  
                            GenusBunaster Döderlein, 1896  
                            GenusCelerina A. M. Clark, 1967  
                            GenusCertonardoa H. L. Clark, 1921  
                            GenusCistina Gray, 1840  
                            GenusCopidaster A. H. Clark, 1948  
                            GenusDactylosaster Gray, 1840  
                            GenusDevania Marsh, 1974  
                            GenusDissogenes Fisher, 1913  
                            GenusDrachmaster Downey, 1970  
                            GenusFerdina Gray, 1840  
                            GenusGomophia Gray, 1840  
                            GenusHacelia Gray, 1840  
                            GenusHeteronardoa Hayashi, 1973  
                            GenusLeiaster Peters, 1852  
                            GenusLinckia Nardo, 1834  
                            GenusNarcissia Gray, 1840  
                            GenusNardoa Gray, 1840  
                            GenusOneria Rowe, 1981  
                            GenusOphidiaster L. Agassiz, 1836  
                            GenusParaferdina James, 1976  
                            GenusPharia Gray, 1840  
                            GenusPhataria Gray, 1840  
                            GenusPlenardoa H. L. Clark, 1921  
                            GenusPseudophidiaster H. L. Clark, 1916  
                            GenusSinoferdina Liao, 1982  
                            GenusTamaria Gray, 1840  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Christopher Mah   
  Notes: Research Collaborator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology (MRC163), National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560-0163   
  Reference for: Ophidiasteridae    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: WoRMS - World Asteroidea Database, database (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Mah, C.L. (2014) World Asteroidea database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org   
  Reference for: Ophidiasteridae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Clark, Ailsa M. / Jangoux, Michel, and John M. Lawrence, eds.   
  Publication Date: 1993   
  Article/Chapter Title: An index of names of recent Asteroidea, Part 2: Valvatida   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Echinoderm Studies, vol. 4   
  Page(s): 187-355   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 90-5410-1172, 0168-6100  
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ophidiasteridae   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Clark, Ailsa M., and Maureen E. Downey   
  Publication Date: 1992   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Starfishes of the Atlantic   
  Page(s): xxvi + 794   
  Publisher: Chapman and Hall   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-412-43280-3   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ophidiasteridae   
       

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