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Ophiura tinurtiensis

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiuridae

Taxonomy
Ophiura tinurtiensis was named by Valette (1929). Its type specimen is Holotype FSL 27443 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ophiuroidea, Aalenian, La Chapelle-sous-Brancion, Saône-et-Loire, France, which is in an Aalenian offshore ramp limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Ophiura tinurtiensis Valette pp. 11-12 figs. pl. 1 fig. 2, pl2 figs. 7-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiuridae
genusOphiura
speciestinurtiensis

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.

†Ophiura tinurtiensis Valette 1929
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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: 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 Ophiura tinurtiensis (type locality: 58931)