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Ophiurella

Ophiuroidea

Taxonomy
Ophiurella was named by Agassiz (1836) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Ophiura speciosa.

It was assigned to Ophiuroidea by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Ophiurella Agassiz
1966Ophiurella Spencer and Wright p. 103
2002Ophiurella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
genusOphiurella

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. †Ophiurella Agassiz 1836
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Ophiurella bispinosa d'Orbigny 1850
Ophiurella speciosa Goldfuss 1833
Ophiurella viguieri Porte 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available