AMPHIURIDAE Ljungman, 1867
(a family of brittlestars)

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Amphipholis squamata
a brittle star
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyAMPHIURIDAE (a family of brittlestars)
InfraorderGnathophiurina (an infraorder of echinoderms)
SuborderOPHIURINA (a suborder of echinoderms)
OrderOPHIURIDA (an order of echinoderms)
ClassOPHIUROIDEA (brittle stars)
SubphylumASTEROZOA (a subphylum of echinoderms)
PhylumECHINODERMATA (starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

AMPHIURIDAE (a family of brittlestars) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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