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Ophiohybris griesbachii

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Aplocomidae

Taxonomy
Ophioderma griesbachii was named by Wright (1854). Its type specimen is Holotype BMNH E 1561 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Ophiohybris.

It was recombined as Ophiurella griesbachii by Wright (1866); it was recombined as Ophiohybris griesbachii by Hess (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Ophioderma griesbachii Wright p. 378 figs. pl. 13 fig. 2a, b
1866Ophiurella griesbachii Wright p. 154 figs. pl. 18 fig. 3a, b
1964Ophiohybris griesbachii Hess pp. 787-789 figs. pl. 5

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

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.

†Ophiohybris griesbachii Wright 1854
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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: Late/Upper Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom Ophiohybris griesbachii (59036)