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Ophioglypha pulchra

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Ophioglypha pulchra was named by Valette (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ophiuroidea, Upper Turonian, Armeau, Yonne, France, which is in a Turonian offshore ramp wackestone in the Craie de Sens Formation of France.

It was recombined as Ophiolepis pulchra by Storc and Zitt (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Ophioglypha pulchra Valette p. 134 figs. fig. 4
2008Ophiolepis pulchra Storc and Zitt pp. 134-136 figs. Fig. 5H–K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiuridae
genusOphioglypha
speciespulchra

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.

Ophioglypha pulchra Valette 1914
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Diagnosis
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