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Aspidophiura seren

Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiopyrgidae

Discussion

paratypes NHMUK EE 16213-16215

Taxonomy
Aspidophiura seren was named by Ewin and Thuy (2017). Its type specimen is NHMUK EE 16212 and is a 3D body fossil.

Entered
by V. Syverson on 2017-06-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Aspidophiura seren Ewin and Thuy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
—AnkhuridaThuy et al. 2024
—OphiovalidaThuy et al. 2024
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderEuryophiurida
orderOphiurida()
suborderOphiurina
familyOphiopyrgidaePerrier 1893
genusAspidophiuraMatsumoto 1915
speciesseren

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.

†Aspidophiura seren Ewin and Thuy 2017
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Aspidophiura seren (182912)