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Ophiaulax decheni

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiurinidae

Taxonomy
Ophiaulax decheni was named by Dewalque (1975). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. bijiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Ophiaulax decheni Dewalque
1983Ophiaulax decheni Haude and Thomas p. 132 figs. text-figs 9a-f, 10a-c, 11a-e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderChilophiurina()
familyOphiurinidae
genusOphiaulax
speciesdecheniDewalque 1975

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.

†Ophiaulax decheni Dewalque 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available