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Sinosura
Taxonomy
Sinosura was named by Hess (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sine J Toar]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Ophioleucinae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aplocominae by Hess and Meyer (2008).
It was assigned to Ophioleucinae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aplocominae by Hess and Meyer (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1964 | Sinosura Hess p. 779 |
| 1966 | Sinosura Spencer and Wright |
| 2002 | Sinosura Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Sinosura Hess and Meyer p. 35 |
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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. †Sinosura Hess 1964
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†Sinosura brodiei Wright 1866
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Invalid names: Ophiopinna helvetica Hess 1962 [synonym], Ophiura longivertebralis Wolburg 1939 [synonym]
†Sinosura extensa Kutscher and Villier 2003
†Sinosura fasciata Kutscher and Villier 2003
†Sinosura jasmundensis Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Sinosura portei Guillaume 1926
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Invalid names: Ophiolepis ranvillensis Porte 1927 [objective synonym]
†Sinosura reicheli Hess 1965
†Sinosura schneideri Kutscher 1987
†Sinosura wolburgi Hess 1960
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H. Hess and C. A. Meyer 2008 | Oral papillae mostly weak; lateral arm plates very thin and strongly striated, bent, with distal tongue. |