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Xanthamphiura hauteriviensis

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Amphiuridae

Taxonomy
Xanthamphiura hauteriviensis was named by Hess (1970). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Pierre-Jaune, Hauterivian, St. Blaise, which is in a Hauterivian shallow subtidal grainstone/marl in the Pierre jaune Formation of Switzerland. It is the type species of Xanthamphiura.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Xanthamphiura hauteriviensis Hess pp. 1074-1078 figs. figs 3-6, pl. 1, pl. 2 fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderGnathophiurina()
superfamilyAmphiuroidea
familyAmphiuridae
genusXanthamphiura
specieshauteriviensis

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.

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Diagnosis
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