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Ophiocnida

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Amphiuridae

Taxonomy
Ophiocnida was named by Lyman (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Amphiuridae by Spencer and Wright (1966) and O'Hara et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Ophiocnida Lyman
1966Ophiocnida Spencer and Wright p. U102
2002Ophiocnida Sepkoski
2018Ophiocnida O'Hara et al. p. 20

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

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. Ophiocnida Lyman 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available