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Archophiactinidae (disused)

Somasteroidea - Goniactinida - Archophiactinidae

Taxonomy
Archophiactinidae was named by Spencer (1927). It is not extant. Its type is Archophiactis.

It was assigned to Asterozoa by Spencer (1927); and to Goniactinida by Owen (1965), Spencer and Wright (1966) and Blake (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Archophiactinidae Spencer
1965Archophiactinidae Owen p. 543
1966Archophiactinidae Spencer and Wright p. U41
1989Archophiathinidae Blake p. 212

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classSomasteroidea()
orderGoniactinida
familyArchophiactinidae
familyArchophiactinidae

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. †Archophiactinidae Spencer 1927
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966Adaxial skeleton reduced to adambulacrals only. No buccal slits.