History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Aspiviridae Proposal: 2017.006M.A.v2.Negarnaviricota.zip  ICTV Report: Ophioviridae Reference:  

from the Latin aspis, meaning “viper" or "snake”, referring to the morphology of virions of viruses in the family; the suffix -viridae for family taxa