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Euryalidae

Euryalidae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Euryalida.

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Euryalidae
Euryale aspera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Ophiuroidea
Order: Phrynophiurida
Suborder: Euryalina
Family: Euryalidae
Gray, 1840
Synonyms

Asteroschematidae

Euryalidae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Euryalida.12

Genera

There are eleven genera:12

  • Asteromorpha Lütken, 1869
  • Asteroschema Örsted & Lütken, 1856
  • Asterostegus Mortensen, 1933
  • Astrobrachion Doederlein, 1927
  • Astroceras Lyman, 1879
  • Astrocharis Koehler, 1904
  • Euryale Lamarck, 1816
  • Ophiocreas Lyman, 1879
  • Squamophis Okanishi, O'Hara & Fujita, 2011
  • Sthenocephalus Koehler, 1898
  • Trichaster L. Agassiz, 1836
References

References

  1. Stöhr S, O'Hara T, eds. (2023). "Euryalidae Gray, 1840". World Ophiuroidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. "Euryalidae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 June 2021.