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Calclyridae (disused)

Ophiuroidea - Calclyridae

Taxonomy
Calclyridae was named by Frizzell and Exline (1955). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Holothuroidea by Frizzell and Exline (1955), Deflandre-Rigaud (1962), Pawson (1966) and Wernlund (1977); and to Ophiuroidea by Kozur and Mostler (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Calclyridae Frizzell and Exline
1962Calclyridae Deflandre-Rigaud p. 101
1966Calclyridae Pawson p. U645
1977Calclyridae Wernlund p. 60
1989Calclyridae Kozur and Mostler p. 679

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
familyCalclyridae
familyCalclyridae

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.

Fm. †Calclyridae Frizzell and Exline 1955
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Diagnosis
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