Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Asterozoa > Class Ophiuroidea > Subclass Myophiuroida > Infraclass Metophiurida > Superorder Ophintegrida

Ophioscolecida O'Hara, Hugall, Thuy, Stöhr & Martynov, 2017

Rank: Order
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Order group names

Ophiohelidae Perrier, 1893 taxonomically included in
Ophioscolecidae Lütken, 1869 taxonomically included in

Children

Ophiohelidae Perrier, 1893
Ophioscolecidae Lütken, 1869

Literature

original description

O'Hara, T. D.; Hugall, A. F.; Thuy, B.; Stöhr, S.; Martynov, A. V. (2017). Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: The living Ophiuroidea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 107: 415-430.

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Citation

Stöhr, S.; O’Hara, T.; Thuy, B. (Eds) (2025). World Ophiuroidea Database. Ophioscolecida. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1062661

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1062661

Last modified

2018-02-28 by Sabine Stöhr

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