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Ophiopsis tenuiserrata

Osteichthyes - Ophiopsiidae

Taxonomy
Pholidophorus tenuiserratus was named by Agassiz (1838).

It was recombined as Ophiopsis tenuiserrata by Woodward (1895).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. procera
Entered
by P. Vazquez (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2012-08-04; modified by M. Clapham on 2021-08-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Pholidophorus tenuiserratus Agassiz figs. Pl 42, fig 4
1843Pholidophorus tenuiserratus Agassiz figs. Pl 38, fig 3
1895Ophiopsis tenuiserrata Woodward p. 167

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
—Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
familyOphiopsiidaeBartram 1975
genusOphiopsis
speciestenuiserrata()

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.

†Ophiopsis tenuiserrata Agassiz 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Ophiopsis tenuiserrata (131961)