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Ophiomastinae (disused)

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae

Taxonomy
Ophiomastinae was named by Matsumoto (1915). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophiolepididae by Matsumoto (1915) and Wolburg (1939).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Ophiomastinae Matsumoto p. 75
1939Ophiomastinae Wolburg p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderOphionereidina
superfamilyOphiolepidoidea
familyOphiolepididae()
subfamilyOphiomastinae
subfamilyOphiomastinae

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.

Subfm. Ophiomastinae Matsumoto 1915
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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-11 13:38:22
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:48:07
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Warner 1982, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available