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Felderophiura vanderhami

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Felderophiura vanderhami was named by Jagt (1991). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Holotype IRScNB IST 10507, paratypes IRScNB IST 10508-10510.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Felderophiura vanderhami Jagt
1998Felderophiura vanderhami Jagt p. 77 fig. 1
2000Felderophiura vanderhami Jagt p. 18 figs. pl. 6, fig. 4-6, 8, 9; pl. 7, fig. 1-3;
2010Felderophiura vanderhami Jagt and Neumann pp. 153-154 figs. Pl. 1 figs. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiuridae
genusFelderophiura
speciesvanderhami

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:30:09
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:58:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Felderophiura vanderhami (32167 32168)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Felderophiura vanderhami (32161)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Felderophiura vanderhami (32156 32157)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Felderophiura vanderhami (32160)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) Felderophiura vanderhami (32166 32169)