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Ophiolepidoidea

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida

Taxonomy
Ophiolepidoidea was named by Ljungman (1867). It is extant. Its type is Ophiolepis.

It was assigned to Ophionereidina by O'Hara et al. (2017) and O'Hara et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ophiolepidoidea Ljungman
2017Ophiolepididea O'Hara et al.
2018Ophiolepidoidea O'Hara et al. p. 17

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

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.

Superfm. Ophiolepidoidea Ljungman 1867
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Fm. Hemieuryalidae Verrill 1899
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G. Hemieuryale von Martens 1867
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Hemieuryale parva Kutscher and Jagt 2000
G. Ophiozonella Matsumoto 1915
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Ophiozonella stoehrae Thuy and Kroh 2011
G. Sigsbeia Lyman 1878
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Sigsbeia lunaris Hess 1962
Invalid names: Hemieuryalinae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Fm. Ophiolepididae Matsumoto 1915
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G. †Aplocoma d'Orbigny 1852
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Aplocoma aalensis Hess 1991
Aplocoma agassizi von Münster 1839
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Invalid names: Ophiura prisca Goldfuss 1833 [synonym]
Aplocoma brevispina Hess 1985
Aplocoma buehleri Hess 1970
Aplocoma granulata Benecke 1868
Aplocoma lariensis Airaghi 1908
Aplocoma mutata Hess 1970
Aplocoma torrii Desio 1951
G. †Archaeophiomusium Hattin 1967
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Archaeophiomusium andinum Sanchez 1983
Invalid names: Ophiuraster Miller 1958 [replaced]
G. †Enakomusium Thuy 2015 [brittle star]
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Enakomusium whymanae Ewin and Thuy 2017
G. †Eozonella Thuy et al. 2013
G. †Mesophiomusium Kutscher and Jagt 2000
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Mesophiomusium geisingense Kutscher 1992
Mesophiomusium moenense Kutscher and Jagt 2000
G. Ophiolepis Müller and Troschel 1840
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Ophiolepis bertrandi Lanquine 1916
Ophiolepis falsa Jagt 2000
Ophiolepis gracilis Allman 1863
Ophiolepis granulata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Ophiolepis linea Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Ophiolepis ulmensis Boehm 1889
Invalid names: Ophiomastinae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available