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Ophiacanthinae (disused)

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae

Taxonomy
Ophiacanthinae was named by Paterson (1985). It is extant. Its type is Ophiacantha.

It was assigned to Ophiacanthidae by Paterson (1985), Jagt (2000) and Storc and Zitt (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Ophiacanthinae Paterson
2000Ophiacanthinae Jagt p. 10
2008Ophiacanthinae Storc and Zitt p. 125

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
familyOphiacanthidae
subfamilyOphiacanthinae
subfamilyOphiacanthinae

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. Ophiacanthinae Paterson 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available