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Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis was named by Barbier et al. (1957). Its type specimen is Repository unknown and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Ophiuroidea, Rhaetian, Crète de Casse-Blanche, Orcières, Hautes-Alpes, which is in a Rhaetian shallow subtidal limestone in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis Barbier et al. p. 110 figs. figs. 1.3, 2.3, 2.4

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

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.

Ophiura (Ophioglypha) estarensis Barbier et al. 1957
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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: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France Ophiura estarensis (type locality: 79691)