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Zeugophiurina

Zeugophiurina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Oegophiurida
Suborder: Zeugophiurina
(Matsumoto 1929)
Families

Ophiocanopidae
Furcasteridae
Klasmuridae
Lapworthuridae


Ophiocanopidae
Furcasteridae
Klasmuridae
Lapworthuridae

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 but recent studies have challenged this classification.


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