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Mesophiomusium paragraysonensis

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae

Taxonomy
Ophiura paragraysonensis was named by Taylor (1966). Its type specimen is BAS KG.5.15 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mesophiomusium paragraysonensis by Smith and Crame (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Ophiura paragraysonensis Taylor p. 9 fig. 6c,e
2012Mesophiomusium paragraysonensis Smith and Crame p. 311 fig. 3,4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderOphionereidina
superfamilyOphiolepidoidea
familyOphiolepididae()
genusMesophiomusium
speciesparagraysonensis(Taylor 1966)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
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