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Ophiaulaxoides paraliensis

Ophiuroidea

Taxonomy
Ophiaulaxoides paraliensis was named by Yang and Nie (1982). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Ophiaulaxoides paraliensis Yang and Nie p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
genusOphiaulaxoides
speciesparaliensis

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.

Ophiaulaxoides paraliensis Yang and Nie 1982
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Y. Yang and Z. T. Nie 1982Disc relatively large; stellate oral opening surrounded by arm-plates and half jaw-plateshalf jawplates of two adjacent arms being separated; arm with small disconnected dorsal and ventral arm-plates, and well-developed laterals which meet by pairs ventrally; spines simpie and short.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available