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Ophidiaster
Taxonomy
Ophidiaster was named by Agassiz (1836). It is extant. It is the type genus of Ophidiasteridae.
It was assigned to Ophidiasteridae by Verrill (1870) and Spencer and Wright (1966).
It was assigned to Ophidiasteridae by Verrill (1870) and Spencer and Wright (1966).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1836 | Ophidiaster Agassiz p. 191 |
| 1870 | Ophidiaster Verrill p. 344 |
| 1966 | Ophidiaster Spencer and Wright p. U64 |
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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. Ophidiaster Agassiz 1836
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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| Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Blake 1990, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Collections
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