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Archaeophiomusium andinum

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae

Taxonomy
Archaeophiomusium andinum was named by Sanchez (1983) [Aboral disk surface with five incomplete arms]. Its type specimen is UCV-G 6001-6 and is a cast. Its type locality is Carache, Merida Andes, which is in a Kungurian coastal siltstone in the Palmarito Formation of Venezuela.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Archaeophiomusium andinum Sanchez p. 104 figs. Pl 1, fig 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderOphionereidina
superfamilyOphiolepidoidea
familyOphiolepididae()
genusArchaeophiomusium
speciesandinum

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Archaeophiomusium andinum Sanchez 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available