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Ophioplax

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophionereididae

Taxonomy
Ophioplax was named by Lyman (1875).

It was assigned to Ophionereididae by O'Hara et al. (2018).

Species
O. pratti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Ophioplax Lyman
2018Ophioplax O'Hara et al. p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderOphionereidina
superfamilyOphionereidoidea
familyOphionereididae
genusOphioplaxLyman 1875

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. †Ophioplax Lyman 1875
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†Ophioplax pratti Forbes 1844
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available