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Ophiura olifex

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Ophiura olifex was named by Quenstedt (1876). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Ophiura olifex Quenstedt p. 138 figs. pl. 95, fig. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiuridae
genusOphiura
speciesolifex

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.

Ophiura olifex Quenstedt 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available