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Ophiura ophiura

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Asterias ophiura was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ophiura ophiura by Lamarck (1801).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Asterias ophiura Linnaeus
1801Ophiura ophiura Lamarck

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

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 ophiura Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available