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Amphiuridae  Ljungman, 1867
Taxonomic Serial No.: 157646

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2004   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumEchinodermata Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein, 1734] – echinoderms, échinodermes, bolacha da praia, equinoderma, equinodermata, estrela do mar, ouriço do mar  
             SubphylumAsterozoa   
                ClassOphiuroidea Gray, 1840 – basket stars, brittlestars, snake stars, ofiúro, serpente do mar, ophiures, basket stars, brittle stars, brittlestars, snake stars  
                   OrderOphiurida Müller and Troschel, 1840 – basket stars, serpent stars, basket stars, serpent stars  
                      SuborderGnathophiurina Matsumoto, 1915  
                         FamilyAmphiuridae Ljungman, 1867  
    Direct Children:  
                            Genus Acrocnida Gislén, 1926  
                            Genus Amphichondrius Nielsen, 1932  
                            Genus Amphilimna   
                            Genus Amphiocnida   
                            Genus Amphiodia Verrill, 1899  
                            Genus Amphioplus Verrill, 1899  
                            Genus Amphipholis Ljungman, 1966  
                            Genus Amphiura Forbes, 1842  
                            Genus Diamphiodia Fell, 1962  
                            Genus Dougalopus A. M. Clark, 1970  
                            Genus Micropholis Thomas, 1966  
                            Genus Monamphiura   
                            Genus Nullamphiura   
                            Genus Ophiocnida Lyman, 1865  
                            Genus Ophionema Lütken, 1869  
                            Genus Ophionephthys   
                            Genus Ophiophragmus Lyman, 1865  
                            Genus Ophiostigma Lütken, 1856  
                            Genus Pandellia   
                            Genus Unioplus   
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Amphiuridae   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Hendler, Gordon, John E. Miller, David L. Pawson, and Porter M. Kier  
  Publication Date: 1995   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Sea Stars, Sea Urchins, and Allies: Echinoderms of Florida and the Caribbean   
  Page(s): xi + 390   
  Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-56098-450-3   
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  Reference for: Amphiuridae   
       

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