Ophiuroidea

Translingual

Etymology

Ophiura +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Ophiuroidea

A taxonomic class within the superclass Cryptosyringida – the brittle stars.

Hypernyms

(class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Deuterostomia - superphylum; Echinodermata - phylum; Asterozoa - subphylum

Hyponyms

(class): Stenurida, Oegophiurida, Ophiurida, Phrynophiurida - orders

References

Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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