IRMNG - Ophiurida †

IRMNG taxon details

Ophiurida †

IRMNG_ID

10451 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:10451)

Classification

Authority

Spencer, 1951

Status

accepted

Rank

Order

Parent

Ophiuroidea

Direct children (25)

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Family Amphilepididae Matsumoto, 1915
Family Amphilimnidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018
Family Amphiuridae Ljungman, 1867
Family Aplocomidae †
Family Dermocomidae †
Family Hemieuryalidae Verrill, 1899
Family Ophiacanthidae Perrier, 1893
Family Ophiactidae Matsumoto, 1915
Family Ophiochitonidae Matsumoto, 1915
Family Ophiocomidae Ljungman, 1867
Family Ophiodermatidae Ljungman, 1867
Family Ophiolepididae Ljungman, 1867
Family Ophioleucidae Matsumoto, 1915
Family Ophiomusaidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018
Family Ophiomycetidae Verrill, 1899
Family Ophionereididae Ljungman, 1867
Family Ophiopyrgidae Perrier, 1893
Family Ophiosphalmidae O'Hara, Stöhr, Hugall, Thuy & Martynov, 2018
Family Ophiotrichidae Ljungman, 1867
Family Ophiuridae Lyman, 1865
Family Ophiurinidae Gregory, 1897 †
Family Amphilepidae accepted as Amphilepididae Matsumoto, 1915
Family Ophiolepidae Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Ophiuridae Lyman, 1865
Family Ophiothricidae Ljungman, 1867 accepted as Ophiotrichidae Ljungman, 1867
Family Ophiurida (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Spencer, W. K. (1951). Early Paleozoic starfish. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences.</em> 235(623): 87-129., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1951.0001 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2026). Ophiurida †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10451 on 2026-01-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-05-31 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2026-01-11 09:31:32Z

changed

Edkins, Keith

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original description Spencer, W. K. (1951). Early Paleozoic starfish. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences.</em> 235(623): 87-129., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1951.0001 [details]

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