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Onychaster flexilis

Ophiuroidea - Phrynophiurida - Onychasteridae

Taxonomy
Onychaster flexilis was named by Meek and Worthen (1868). It is the type species of Onychaster.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Onychaster flexilis Meek and Worthen
1868Onychaster flexibilis Meek and Worthen p. 526 figs. text-figs. A-D
1868Onychaster flexilis Meek and Worthen p. 526 figs. text-figs. A-D
1869Onychaster flexibilis Meek and Worthen p. 83
1873Onychaster flexibilis Meek and Worthen p. 510 figs. pl. 16 fig. 3
1879Onychaster flexibilis von Zittel p. 444 figs. fig. 314
1889Onychaster flexibilis Miller p. 264 figs. fig. 374
1909Onychaster flexibilis Schöndorf pp. 47-61
1910Onychaster flexibilis Schöndorf p. 240
1913Onychaster flexibilis Schöndorf pp. 97-114 figs. text figs. 1, 2, pl. 3 figs. 3-9
1913Onychaster flexibilis Sollas pp. 51-62 figs. text figs. 1-4, pl. 8 figs. 1-6
1914Onychaster flexibilis Spencer pp. 26, 50
1915Onychaster flexibilis Schuchert pp. 270-272 figs. text figs. 37-42
1927Onychaster flexibilis Spencer pp. 339-340 figs. text-figs. 216-218, pl. 21 fig. 12
1965Onychaster flexibilis Owen p. 557

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
orderPhrynophiurida
suborderEuryalina
familyOnychasteridae
genusOnychaster
speciesflexilis

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.

†Onychaster flexilis Meek and Worthen 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-07 00:11:59
Modified: 2009-09-07 02:11:59
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Spencer and Wright 1966

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Osagean or 346.70000 to 343.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Indiana) Onychaster flexilis (180968)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Onychaster flexilis (699)