Amphiura
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Eleutherozoa |
| Class: | Ophiuroidea |
| Order: | Ophiurida |
| Suborder: | Gnathophiurina |
| Family: | Amphiuridae |
| Genus: | Amphiura Forbes, 1843 |
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Amphiura is a large genus of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Systematics and phylogeny
Amphiura is a large genus that is currently divided into the following six subgenera: Amphioplus, Amphiura, Fellaria, Ophionema, Ophiopelte and Ophiopeltis. The once used subgenus Acrocnida has been elevated to a genus rank. Fossil record of the genus date back to Turonian (Amphiura plana).[1]
Species
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References
- ↑ Storc, The ophiuroid Amphiura? plana in nearshore settings of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin (Czech Republic)R.Geologia Carpathica,Vol.55, No 1(2004)
- ↑ MarineSpecies.org - Amphiura Forbes, 1843
- ↑ Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978-1-77007-772-0
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