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Palaeophiura

Ophiuroidea - Oegophiurida - Protasteridae

Taxonomy
Palaeophiura was named by Stürtz (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l]. It is the type genus of Palaeophiuridae.

It was assigned to Palaeophiuridae by Gregory (1897) and Schuchert (1915); to Protasteridae by Spencer (1940), Lehmann (1957), Owen (1965) and Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Oegophiurida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. simplex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Palaeophiura Stürtz p. 233
1897Palaeophiura Gregory p. 1034
1915Palaeophiura Schuchert p. 235
1940Palaeophiura Spencer p. 503
1957Palaeophiura Lehmann p. 52
1965Palaeophiura Owen p. 551
1966Palaeophiura Spencer and Wright p. U87
2002Palaeophiura Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderOegophiurida
suborderLysophiurina()
familyProtasteridae
genusPalaeophiura

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.

G. †Palaeophiura Stürtz 1890
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†Palaeophiura simplex Stürtz 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available