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Amphioplus venezuelanus

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Amphiuridae

Taxonomy
Amphioplus venezuelanus was named by Berry (1941). It is not extant. Its type locality is Maracaibo, SW, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Venezuela.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Amphioplus venezuelanus Berry pp. 68-69 figs. pl. 11 fig. 2, 9, 16

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

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available