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Xanthamphiura

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Amphiuridae

Taxonomy
Xanthamphiura was named by Hess (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: K Haut-u]. Its type is Xanthamphiura hauteriviensis.

It was assigned to Amphiuridae by Hess (1970); and to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
X. hauteriviensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Xanthamphiura Hess p. 1078
2002Xanthamphiura Sepkoski

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

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. †Xanthamphiura Hess 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available