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Syntomospina

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiurinidae

Taxonomy

Syntomospina was named by Morris et al. (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step-l Sepkoski's reference number: 341]. Its type is Syntomospina kuehni.

It was assigned to Ophiurinidae by Morris et al. (1973); and to Ophiurida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

S. kaiyangensis, S. kuehni (type species)

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1973	Syntomospina Morris et al. p. 473
2002	Syntomospina Sepkoski

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
—	Ambulacraria
phylum	Echinodermata
subphylum	Eleutherozoa
—	Asterozoa	()

Rank	Name	Author
class	Ophiuroidea
suborder	Myophiurina	()
infraclass	Metophiurida	Matsumoto 1913
superorder	Euryophiurida
order	Ophiurida	()
suborder	Chilophiurina	()
family	Ophiurinidae
genus	Syntomospina

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. †Syntomospina Morris et al. 1973

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†Syntomospina kaiyangensis Feng 1985

†Syntomospina kuehni Morris et al. 1973

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
R. W. Morris et al. 1973	Small ophiuroids with long thin, apparently non-spinose, arms, but with definite paired spines on distinct ridges near arm bases; lateral arm shields wrapped around arm and joining at mid-line on oral side, triangular oral arm plates reduced and not developed in distal portion of the arm; marginals absent around small central disc; jaw plates rounded triangular in shape and undivided.

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian	259.9 - 254.17	China (Guizhou)	S. kaiyangensis (32498)