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Ophiaulax decheni

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiurinidae

Taxonomy
Ophiaulax decheni was named by Dewalque (1975). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Ophiaulax decheni Dewalque
1983Ophiaulax decheni Haude and Thomas p. 132 figs. text-figs 9a-f, 10a-c, 11a-e

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderChilophiurina()
familyOphiurinidae
genusOphiaulax
speciesdecheniDewalque 1975

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.

Ophiaulax decheni Dewalque 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: solitaryg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-07 00:14:05
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:14:05
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum
References: Spencer and Wright 1966, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Ophiaulax decheni (127756)