Biology:Zeugophiurina
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Short description: Suborder of brittle stars
| Zeugophiurina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Oegophiurida |
| Suborder: | Zeugophiurina (Matsumoto 1929) |
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Ophiocanopidae | |
Zeugophiurina is a suborder of primitive brittle stars with three extinct families. The family Ophiocanopidae with only one living genus and species, Ophiocanops fugiens has been placed here[1][2] but recent studies have challenged this classification.[3]
References
- ↑ Fell,H.B., The Phylogeny of Sea-Stars, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, Vol.246, No.735 (1963)
- ↑ "Zeugophiurina". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=157327.
- ↑ Pawson,D.L.,Phylum Echinodermata, Zootaxa 1668: 749–764 (2007)
Wikidata ☰ Q8069799 entry
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