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Ophiosuperstes

Ophiuroidea

Taxonomy

Species
O. praeparvus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Ophiosuperstes Maxwell and Pruss p. 372
2021Ophiosuperstes Thuy et al. p. 372

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Asterozoa()
classOphiuroidea
suborderMyophiurina()
infraclassMetophiuridaMatsumoto 1913
superorderOphintegrida
genusOphiosuperstes

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. †Ophiosuperstes Maxwell and Pruss 2021
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Ophiosuperstes praeparvus Maxwell and Pruss 2021
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: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) O. praeparvus (223750)