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Amphiurinae (disused)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Amphiuridae

Taxonomy
Amphiurinae was named by Matsumoto (1915). It is extant.

It was assigned to Amphiuridae by Matsumoto (1915).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Amphiurinae Matsumoto p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderGnathophiurina()
superfamilyAmphiuroidea
familyAmphiuridae
subfamilyAmphiurinae
subfamilyAmphiurinae

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.

Subfm. Amphiurinae Matsumoto 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: gregariousf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-07 00:31:15
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:51:02
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Spencer and Wright 1966
Collections
No collection or age range data are available