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Ophiopolytretus
Taxonomy
Ophiopolytretus was named by Webster et al. (1999).
It was assigned to Lapworthuridae by Webster et al. (1999).
It was assigned to Lapworthuridae by Webster et al. (1999).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Ophiopolytretus Webster et al. p. 482 |
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G. †Ophiopolytretus Webster et al. 1999
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†Ophiopolytretus aethus Webster et al. 1999
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. D. Webster et al. 1999 | Zeugophiurid with disk surfaces covered by many small, thick plates that are perforated by one to three pores on the dorsal surface and as many as seven on ventral disk plates. Laterals robust and rounded. |