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Ophiolepis shaanxiensis

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae

Taxonomy
Ophiolepis shaanxiensis was named by Yang (1979). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zishiya, Linyou County, which is in a Spathian marginal marine siliciclastic in the Liujiagou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Ophiolepis shaanxiensis Yang p. 471 figs. Pl 2, figs 17-20; text-figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderOphionereidina
superfamilyOphiolepidoidea
familyOphiolepididae()
genusOphiolepis
speciesshaanxiensis

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.

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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: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-11 13:38:22
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:48:07
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Warner 1982, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Shaanxi) Ophiolepis shaanxiensis (type locality: 150462)