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Ophiothrix
Taxonomy
Ophiothrix was named by Müller and Troschel (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Ophiothricidae.
It was assigned to Ophiothricidae by Ljungman (1867), Matsumoto (1915), Spencer and Wright (1966), Jagt (2000); to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ophiotrichidae by O'Hara et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Ophiothricidae by Ljungman (1867), Matsumoto (1915), Spencer and Wright (1966), Jagt (2000); to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ophiotrichidae by O'Hara et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1840 | Ophiothrix Müller and Troschel |
| 1867 | Ophiothrix Ljungman |
| 1915 | Ophiothrix Matsumoto p. 74 |
| 1966 | Ophiothrix Spencer and Wright p. U102 |
| 2000 | Ophiothrix Jagt p. 25 |
| 2002 | Ophiothrix Sepkoski |
| 2018 | Ophiothrix O'Hara et al. p. 22 |
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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. Ophiothrix Müller and Troschel 1840
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†Ophiothrix bongaertsi Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiothrix cristata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiothrix royeri de Loriol 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Warner 1982, Spencer and Wright 1966, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 157.90000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Oxfordian | France (Haut-Rhin) | O. royeri (62062) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | France (Landes) | O. sp. (86448 213855) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Belgium (Liege) | O. bongaertsi, O. cristata (32147) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | O. bongaertsi, O. cristata (32022) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian | Denmark | O. cristata (32023) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian | Netherlands | O. bongaertsi (32162) |