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Amphiura sanctaecrucis

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Amphiuridae

Taxonomy
Amphiura sanctaecrucis was named by Arnold (1908). Its type specimen is Leland Stanford Junior University 1078 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Amphiura sanctaecrucis Arnold p. 404 figs. Plate XL
1915Amphiura sanctaecrucis Clark and Twitchell p. 178

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderAmphilepidida
suborderGnathophiurina()
superfamilyAmphiuroidea
familyAmphiuridae
genusAmphiura
speciessanctaecrucis

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.

Amphiura sanctaecrucis Arnold 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Grouping: gregariousf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: waterf
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-07 00:31:15
Modified: 2009-09-11 15:51:02
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Spencer and Wright 1966, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Amphiura sanctaecrucis (59159)