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Ophiocamax ventosa

Ophiuroidea - Ophiacanthida - Ophiocamacidae

Taxonomy
Ophiocamax ventosa was named by Jagt et al. (2014). Its type specimen is NBC RGM 791 150 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North of Tarleton Point, which is in a Miocene deep-water sandstone in the Grand Bay Formation of Grenada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Ophiocamax ventosa Jagt et al. p. 389 figs. -6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
RankNameAuthor
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
orderOphiacanthida
suborderOphiacanthina
familyOphiocamacidae
genusOphiocamaxMüller and Troschel 1840
speciesventosa

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.

†Ophiocamax ventosa Jagt et al. 2014
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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Grenada Ophiocamax ventosa (type locality: 209746)