Zeugophiurina
| 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) |
| Families | |
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pawson,D.L.,Phylum Echinodermata, Zootaxa 1668: 749–764 (2007)
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