The 10th plate of Ernst Haeckels's 'Kunstformen der Natur' (1904)

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Cryptosyringida
Classis: Ophiuroidea
Subclasses (2): Myophiuroidea – †Oegophiuroidea

Name

  • Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840

Uncertainties

Debate whether ophiuroids belong in Asterozoa (The Asterozoan Hypothesis).

References

Primary references

  • Gray, J.E. 1840. Room II. pp. 57–65 in Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. British Museum, London.

Additional references

Vernacular names

беларуская: Афіуры
Deutsch: Schlangensterne
Ελληνικά: Οφιουροειδή
English: Brittle stars
suomi: Käärmetähdet
Bahasa Indonesia: Bintang ular
日本語: クモヒトデ
русский: Офиуры
தமிழ்: ஒடி நட்சத்திர மீன்
中文: 海蛇尾纲
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