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Archophiactinidae (disused)
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).
It was assigned to Asterozoa by Spencer (1927); and to Goniactinida by Owen (1965), Spencer and Wright (1966) and Blake (1989).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1927 | Archophiactinidae Spencer |
1965 | Archophiactinidae Owen p. 543 |
1966 | Archophiactinidae Spencer and Wright p. U41 |
1989 | Archophiathinidae Blake p. 212 |
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Fm. †Archophiactinidae Spencer 1927
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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W. K. Spencer and C. W. Wright 1966 | Adaxial skeleton reduced to adambulacrals only. No buccal slits. |