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Ophiurites

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Ophiurites was named by Schlotheim (1820).

It was assigned to Ophiuridae by Leriche (1931).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Ophiurites Schlotheim
1931Ophiurites Leriche

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiuridae
genusOphiuritesSchlotheim 1820

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. †Ophiurites Schlotheim 1820
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Ophiurites pustulosus Müller 1847
Ophiurites trunensis Böhm 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available