Gymnophiura mollis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gymnophiura mollis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- Name authority
- Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Ophiuroidea
- Order
- Ophiurida
- Family
- Ophiopyrgidae
- Genus
- Gymnophiura
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumEchinodermata
- subphylumAsterozoa
- classOphiuroidea Gray, 1840
- subclassMyophiuroida Matsumoto, 1915
- infraclassMetophiurida Matsumoto, 1913
- superorderEuryophiurida O'Hara, Hugall, Thuy, Stöhr & Martynov, 2017
- orderOphiurida Müller & Troschel, 1840 sensu O'Hara et al., 2017
- suborderOphiurina Müller & Troschel, 1840 sensu O'Hara et al., 2017
- familyOphiopyrgidae Perrier, 1893
- genusGymnophiura Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
- speciesGymnophiura mollis Lütken & Mortensen, 1899
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnophiura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gymnophiura concava Tommasi, 1976 | OphiopyrgidaeEchinodermata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lütken, C. F., & Mortensen, T. (1899). Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and Southern America and off the Galapagos Islands. XXV. The Ophiuridae. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 23. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.65637 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3HT4B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.