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Ophiocoma nereida

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiocomidae

Taxonomy
Ophiurella nereida was named by Wright (1880). Its type specimen is Holotype BMNH E 1065 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ophiocoma nereida by Hess (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Ophiurella nereida Wright p. 156 figs. figs. 39, 40
1964Ophiocoma nereida Hess p. 799

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
infraorderOphiodermatina
superfamilyOphiocomoidea()
familyOphiocomidae
genusOphiocoma
speciesnereida()

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.

†Ophiocoma nereida Wright 1880
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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: suspension feederf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: limitedg
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2010-02-11 23:59:14
Modified: 2010-02-12 01:59:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Warner 1982, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Middle Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom Ophiocoma nereida (59040)