Ophiocistioidea
Sign in to saveOphiocistioidea is a class of extinct echinoderms from the Palaeozoic and early Mesozoic. They most likely form a paraphyletic grade along sea cucumber stem lineage, although some sources still consider the question of ophiocistioid monophyly unresolved.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Ophiocistioidea is referenced by 14 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, Wikidata and taxonomy.
Vinony files it under Carnian extinctions, Ophiocistioidea and Ordovician first appearances.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Anatomy
- See also
- References
- Works cited
Ophiocistioidea is a class of extinct echinoderms from the Palaeozoic and early Mesozoic. They most likely form a paraphyletic grade along sea cucumber stem lineage, although some sources still consider the question of ophiocistioid monophyly unresolved.
==Etymology== Ophiocistioidea is named from the Greek words "ophis" (snake) and "kiste" (box).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ophiocistioidea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.