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Ophiopeza

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiopezidae

Taxonomy
Ophiopeza was named by Peters (1851). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophiodermatinae by Wolburg (1939); to Ophiodermatidae by Spencer and Wright (1966); and to Ophiopezidae by O'Hara et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Ophiopeza Peters
1939Ophiopeza Wolburg p. 30 figs. pl 2 figs. 15, 18
1966Ophiopeza Spencer and Wright p. U98
2018Ophiopeza O'Hara et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
infraorderOphiodermatina
superfamilyOphiodermatoidea
familyOphiopezidae
genusOphiopezaPeters 1851

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. Ophiopeza Peters 1851
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Ophiopeza ferrugineum Boehm 1889
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Invalid names: Ophiolepis bigoti Porte 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available