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Ophiura texana

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Ophioglypha texana was named by Clark (1893). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 21884.

It was recombined as Ophiura texana by Berry (1941) and Corgan (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Ophioglypha texana Clark p. 30 figs. pl. 4 fig. 1a-c
1915Ophioglypha texana Clark and Twitchell p. 43 figs. pl. 8 fig. 3a-c
1941Ophiura texana Berry p. 61 figs. pl. 9 fig. 11, pl. 10 fig. 9, 11
1962Ophiura texana Corgan p. 1109

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiuridae
genusOphiura
speciestexana()

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.

Ophiura texana Clark 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available