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Hypophiura

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Taxonomy
Hypophiura was named by Jaekel (1923). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Dean Shackleton (2005).

It was synonymized subjectively with Hallaster by Spencer and Wright (1966).

It was assigned to Protasteridae by Dean Shackleton (2005).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Hypophiura Jaekel
2005Hypophiura Dean Shackleton p. 85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderOegophiurida
suborderLysophiurina()
familyProtasteridae
genusHypophiura

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.

G. †Hypophiura Jaekel 1923
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Hypophiura grayae Dean Shackleton 2005
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Dean Shackleton 2005Lateral ridge on adambulacrals central in position.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available