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Ophiurella speciosa

Ophiuroidea

Taxonomy
Ophiura speciosa was named by Goldfuss (1833). It is the type species of Ophiurella.

It was recombined as Ophiurella speciosa by Spencer and Wright (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Ophiura speciosa Goldfuss
1966Ophiurella speciosa Spencer and Wright p. U103 figs. fig. 89.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
genusOphiurella
speciesspeciosa()

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.

Ophiurella speciosa Goldfuss 1833
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Diagnosis
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