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Ophiopetrinae

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Aplocomidae

Taxonomy
Ophiopetrinae was named by Hess and Meyer (2008). Its type is Ophiopetra.

It was assigned to Aplocomidae by Hess and Meyer (2008).

Subtaxa
Ophiohybris, Ophiopetra (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Ophiopetrinae Hess and Meyer p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
infraorderChilophiurina
familyAplocomidae
subfamilyOphiopetrinae
subfamilyOphiopetrinae

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. †Ophiopetrinae Hess and Meyer 2008
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G. †Ophiohybris Hess 1964
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†Ophiohybris griesbachii Wright 1854
G. †Ophiopetra Enay and Hess 1962
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†Ophiopetra bathonica Hess 1964
†Ophiopetra lithographica Enay and Hess 1962
†Ophiopetra oertlii Hess 1965
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Hess and C. A. Meyer 2008Arms spines robust, erect, inserted on distinct sockets; lateral arm plates not striated.
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Middle Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 182.90000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4France (Poitou-Charentes) Ophiopetra oertlii (31839)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany (Thüringen) Ophiopetra oertlii (31988)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany (Bayern) Ophiopetra oertlii (31989)
Middle Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.7 - 168.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ophiopetra oertlii (31990)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Switzerland Ophiopetra bathonica (32036)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom Ophiohybris griesbachii (59036) Ophiopetra bathonica (59035)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Germany (Brandenburg) Ophiopetra oertlii (32016)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland Ophiopetra lithographica (61717)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Ophiopetra oertlii (61718 61719)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Ophiopetra oertlii (58565 58568)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Ophiopetra oertlii (61724)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France (Haut-Rhin) Ophiopetra oertlii (31894)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland Ophiopetra oertlii (58317 61723)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2France Ophiopetra lithographica (58209 58657 58659)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Ophiopetra lithographica (58605)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Ophiopetra lithographica (31991)
Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Austria Ophiopetra lithographica (31913 58299 58300 58301)