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Aplocoma
Taxonomy
Aplocoma was named by d'Orbigny (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett-u J Plie]. It is not extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidura by Pohlig (1878).
It was assigned to Ophiurinae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Aplocomidae by Hess (1965), Hess (1970), Hess (1985), Hess (1991); to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002); to Aplocominae by Hess and Meyer (2008); and to Ophiolepididae by Thuy et al. (2012).
It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidura by Pohlig (1878).
It was assigned to Ophiurinae by Spencer and Wright (1966); to Aplocomidae by Hess (1965), Hess (1970), Hess (1985), Hess (1991); to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002); to Aplocominae by Hess and Meyer (2008); and to Ophiolepididae by Thuy et al. (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1852 | Aplocoma d'Orbigny p. 387 |
| 1965 | Aplocoma Hess p. 174 |
| 1966 | Aplocoma Spencer and Wright p. U95 |
| 1970 | Aplocoma Hess p. 1066 |
| 1985 | Aplocoma Hess p. 10 |
| 1991 | Aplocoma Hess p. 7 |
| 2002 | Aplocoma Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Aplocoma Hess and Meyer p. 34 |
| 2012 | Aplocoma Thuy et al. p. 165 |
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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.
G. †Aplocoma d'Orbigny 1852
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†Aplocoma aalensis Hess 1991
†Aplocoma brevispina Hess 1985
†Aplocoma buehleri Hess 1970
†Aplocoma granulata Benecke 1868
†Aplocoma lariensis Airaghi 1908
†Aplocoma mutata Hess 1970
†Aplocoma torrii Desio 1951
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| H. Hess and C. A. Meyer 2008 | Lateral arm plates either weackly striated or unstriated. |
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Warner 1982 | |||||
Age range: base of the Griesbachian to the top of the Late/Upper Hauterivian or 251.90200 to 125.77000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griesbachian | Pakistan | A. torrii (110936) | |
| Aegean - Bithynian | Japan | A. sp. (111557) | |
| Anisian | Italy (Veneto) | Acroura granulata (79547) | |
| Ladinian | Israel (Negev) | A. sp. (31898) | |
| Rhaetian | Netherlands | A. agassizi (137658 137660) | |
| Rhaetian | United Kingdom | A. sp. (59042) | |
| Early/Lower Hettangian | Switzerland | A. brevispina (32019) | |
| Hettangian | Portugal | A. sp. (31914) | |
| Middle Hettangian | France (Herault) | A. mutata (31892) | |
| Aalenian | Germany (Baden-Würtemberg) | A. aalensis (31897) | |
| Late/Upper Hauterivian | Switzerland (Neuchatel) | Ophiopeza buhleri (31986) |