| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Furcasteridae
Taxonomy
Furcasteridae was named by Stürtz (1899). It is not extant. Its type is Furcaster.
It was synonymized subjectively with Lapworthuridae by Schuchert (1915).
It was assigned to Ophiuroidea by Spencer (1925); to Zeugophiuricae by Lehmann (1957), Owen (1965); and to Zeugophiurina by Spencer and Wright (1966), Haude and Thomas (1983), Boczarowski (2001).
It was synonymized subjectively with Lapworthuridae by Schuchert (1915).
It was assigned to Ophiuroidea by Spencer (1925); to Zeugophiuricae by Lehmann (1957), Owen (1965); and to Zeugophiurina by Spencer and Wright (1966), Haude and Thomas (1983), Boczarowski (2001).
Subtaxa