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Ophiuricoma

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida

Taxonomy
Ophiuricoma was named by Valette (1929). Its type is Ophiuricoma mazenoti.

It was corrected as Ophiuriocoma by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Ophiurida by Valette (1929), Spencer and Wright (1966) and Sepkoski (2002).

Species
O. mazenoti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Ophiuricoma Valette pp. 7-8
1966Ophiuriocoma Spencer and Wright p. U103
2002Ophiuriocoma Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
genusOphiuricoma

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.

G. †Ophiuricoma Valette 1929
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Ophiuricoma mazenoti Valette 1929
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: Early/Lower Aalenian or 175.60000 to 171.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6France O. mazenoti (58931)