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Hemieuryale

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Hemieuryalidae

Taxonomy
Hemieuryale was named by von Martens (1867) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Hemieuryalidae, Hemieuryalinae.

It was assigned to Hemieuryalinae by Matsumoto (1915); to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hemieuryalidae by Spencer and Wright (1966), O'Hara et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Hemieuryale von Martens
1915Hemieuryale Matsumoto p. 66
1966Hemieuryale Spencer and Wright p. U99
2002Hemieurylae Sepkoski
2018Hemieuryale O'Hara et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderOphionereidina
superfamilyOphiolepidoidea
familyHemieuryalidae
genusHemieuryalevon Martens 1867

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. Hemieuryale von Martens 1867
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†Hemieuryale parva Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 199.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Luxembourg H. sp. (32014)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom H. sp. (62253)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France H. argoviensis (61724)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland H. argoviensis (61723) H. sp. (58317)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) H. parva (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark H. parva (32023)