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Ophiocomidae
Taxonomy
Ophiocomidae was named by Ljungman (1867). It is extant. Its type is Ophiocominae.
It was assigned to Chilophiurida by Matsumoto (1915); to Chilophiurina by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Ophiocomidea by Smith et al. (1995), Jagt (2000) and Storc and Zitt (2008); and to Ophiocomoidea by O'Hara et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Chilophiurida by Matsumoto (1915); to Chilophiurina by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Ophiocomidea by Smith et al. (1995), Jagt (2000) and Storc and Zitt (2008); and to Ophiocomoidea by O'Hara et al. (2018).
Subtaxa
Ophiocoma, Ophiocominae (type subfamily)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1867 | Ophiocomidae Ljungman |
| 1915 | Ophiocomidae Matsumoto p. 91 |
| 1966 | Ophiocomidae Spencer and Wright p. U97 |
| 1995 | Ophiocomidae Smith et al. |
| 2000 | Ophiocomidae Jagt p. 26 |
| 2008 | Ophiocomidae Storc and Zitt p. 131 |
| 2018 | Ophiocomidae O'Hara et al. p. 16 |
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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.
Fm. Ophiocomidae Ljungman 1867
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G. Ophiocoma Agassiz 1836
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†Ophiocoma hessi Rasmussen 1972
†Ophiocoma ishidai Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiocoma nereida Wright 1880
†Ophiocoma rasmusseni Hess 1960
†Ophiocoma senonensis Valette 1914
Invalid names: Ophiocominae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available