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Zeugophiurina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Zeugophiurina

Rank
  
Suborder

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Higher classification
  
Oegophiurida

Similar
  
Brittle star, Echinoderm, Asterozoa, Eleutherozoa, Deuterostome

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.

References

Zeugophiurina Wikipedia