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Ophiopetrinae
Taxonomy
Ophiopetrinae was named by Hess and Meyer (2008). Its type is Ophiopetra.
It was assigned to Aplocomidae by Hess and Meyer (2008).
It was assigned to Aplocomidae by Hess and Meyer (2008).
Subtaxa
Ophiohybris, Ophiopetra (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Ophiopetrinae Hess and Meyer p. 36 |
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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. †Ophiopetrinae Hess and Meyer 2008
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G. †Ophiopetra Enay and Hess 1962
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†Ophiopetra bathonica Hess 1964
†Ophiopetra lithographica Enay and Hess 1962
†Ophiopetra oertlii Hess 1965
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H. Hess and C. A. Meyer 2008 | Arms spines robust, erect, inserted on distinct sockets; lateral arm plates not striated. |