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Amphiuridae
Taxonomy
Amphiuridae was named by Ljungman (1867). It is extant. Its type is Amphiura.
It was assigned to Gnathophiurida by Matsumoto (1915); to Zygophiurae by Clark and Twitchell (1915); to Laemophiurida by Berry (1941); to Ophiurida by Skwarko (1963); to Gnathophiurina by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Gnathophiuridea by Smith et al. (1995), Jagt (2000), Storc (2004), Storc and Zitt (2008); to Amphiuridea by O'Hara et al. (2017); and to Amphiuroidea by O'Hara et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Gnathophiurida by Matsumoto (1915); to Zygophiurae by Clark and Twitchell (1915); to Laemophiurida by Berry (1941); to Ophiurida by Skwarko (1963); to Gnathophiurina by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Gnathophiuridea by Smith et al. (1995), Jagt (2000), Storc (2004), Storc and Zitt (2008); to Amphiuridea by O'Hara et al. (2017); and to Amphiuroidea by O'Hara et al. (2018).
Subtaxa
Amphioplus, Amphiura (type genus), Amphiurinae, Bibophiura, Deckersamphiura, Nullamphiura, Ophiactininae, Ophiocnida, Xanthamphiura
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1867 | Amphiuridae Ljungman |
| 1915 | Amphiuridae Clark and Twitchell p. 23 |
| 1915 | Amphiuridae Matsumoto p. 68 |
| 1941 | Amphiuridae Berry p. 68 |
| 1963 | Amphiuridae Skwarko p. 579 |
| 1966 | Amphiuridae Spencer and Wright p. U100 |
| 1995 | Amphiuridae Smith et al. |
| 2000 | Amphiuridae Jagt p. 21 |
| 2004 | Amphiuridae Storc p. 37 |
| 2008 | Amphiuridae Storc and Zitt p. 130 |
| 2017 | Amphiuridae O'Hara et al. |
| 2018 | Amphiuridae O'Hara et al. p. 20 |
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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.
Fm. Amphiuridae Ljungman 1867
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G. Amphioplus Verrill 1899
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†Amphioplus uchigoensis Ishida 1992
†Amphioplus venezuelanus Berry 1941
G. Amphiura Forbes 1843
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†Amphiura cretacea Spencer 1907
†Amphiura lymani Waring 1917
†Amphiura plana Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Amphiura sanctaecrucis Arnold 1908
G. †Deckersamphiura Jagt 2000
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†Deckersamphiura inusitata Jagt 2000
†Deckersamphiura vitea Jagt 2001
G. Ophiocnida Lyman 1865
Invalid names: Amphiurinae Matsumoto 1915 [empty], Ophiactininae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available