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Ophiomusium ramsayi

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae

Taxonomy
Ophiolepis ramsayi was named by Wright (1866). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Ophiomusium ramsayi by Hess (1964).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. stephensoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Ophiolepis ramsayi Wright p. 150 figs. pl. 14 fig. 3a, b
1889Ophiolepis ramsayi Boehm p. 272
1964Ophiomusium ramsayi Hess p. 784

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiomusina
familyOphiosphalmidae
genusOphiomusium
speciesramsayi()

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.

†Ophiomusium ramsayi Wright 1866
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Early/Lower Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Ophiomusium ramsayi (59028)