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Stegophiura trispinosa

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiopyrgidae

Taxonomy
Stegophiura trispinosa was named by Jagt (2000). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype NHMM JJ 10604a, paratypes NHMM JJ 10604b, MB NHMM 1044-9d/g.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Stegophiura trispinosa Jagt p. 20 figs. pl. 3, fig. 3-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiopyrgidaePerrier 1893
genusStegophiura
speciestrispinosa

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. W. M. Jagt 2000Strongly curved lateral arm plates with concave proximal and convex
distal margin, three crater-like spine tubercles in a much constricted ventral portion of the plate, adjacent to the tentacle pore indentation. Outer surface, except proximal margin pitted, with pits aligned. Radial shields large, curved, smooth with bevelled margin; a pit-like depression for genital articulation on the inner surface.