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Aplocoma granulata

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae

Taxonomy
Ophioglypha (Acroura) granulata was named by Benecke (1868). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Acroura granulata by Benecke (1868), Eck (1879), Benecke (1886) and Kutscher (1940); it was recombined as Ophioglypha granulata by Neviani (1892); it was recombined as Aplocoma granulata by Hess (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Acroura granulata Benecke
1879Acroura granulata Eck p. 49
1886Acroura granulata Benecke p. 199
1892Ophioglypha granulata Neviani pp. 215-217 figs. figs. 1-7
1940Acroura granulata Kutscher p. 11
1965Aplocoma granulata Hess p. 158

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

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.

Aplocoma granulata Benecke 1868
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Warner 1982

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy (Veneto) Acroura granulata (79547)