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Ophiacantha

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Ophiacantha Müller and Troschel
1891Ophiacantha Perrier
1915Ophiacantha Matsumoto p. 62
1934Ophiacantha Chapman p. 195
1966Ophiacantha Spencer and Wright p. U98
2000Ophiacantha Jagt p. 10
2002Ophiacantha Sepkoski
2008Ophiacantha Storc and Zitt p. 126
2018Ophiacantha O'Hara et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
RankNameAuthor
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
familyOphiacanthidae
genusOphiacantha

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. Ophiacantha Müller and Troschel 1842
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†Ophiacantha biformis Hess 1975
†Ophiacantha binitorulosa Kristan-Tollmann et al. 1979
†Ophiacantha danica Rasmussen 1951
†Ophiacantha dorecki Hess 1962
†Ophiacantha punctata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiacantha rugosa Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiacantha striata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiacantha subtilirugosa Kristan-Tollmann and Gramann 1992
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
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-11 13:39:13
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:48:16
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Warner 1982, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Danian or 205.70000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Iran O. sp., O. binitorulosa (41330)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Australia (Western Australia) O. binitorulosa, O. subtilirugosa (99843)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Luxembourg O. toarcensis (32014)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Switzerland O. dorecki (58314)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Switzerland O. toarcensis (58315)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom O. toarcensis (62253)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Switzerland O. toarcensis (58316)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4France (Poitou-Charentes) O. toarcensis (31839)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany (Thüringen) O. toarcensis, O. dorecki (31988)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany (Bayern) O. toarcensis, O. dorecki (31989)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Germany (Brandenburg) O. constricta (32016)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Switzerland O. liesbergensis (61717)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France O. suprajurassica (61718 61719)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland O. constricta (58568)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France (Haut-Rhin) O. francojurassica, O. biformis (31894)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France O. suprajurassica, O. constricta (61724)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland O. biformis (58317) O. suprajurassica, O. constricta (61723)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Antarctica O. sp. (216890)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Czech Republic O. danica (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czech Republic O. danica (62041)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czech Republic O. striata (99235)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) O. danica (32024)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Landes) O. n. sp., O. danica (38809)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) O. danica, O. rugosa, O. striata (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) O. danica (32158)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) O. sp., O. danica, O. punctata, O. rugosa, O. striata (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Landes) O. n. sp. (214061)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark O. danica, O. punctata, O. rugosa, O. striata (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands O. danica (32162)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Netherlands O. danica (32160)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) O. sp. (58941)