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Amphilepidida

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Amphilepidida O'Hara et al.
2018Amphilepidida O'Hara et al. p. 17

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

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.

Or. Amphilepidida O'Hara et al. 2017
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Subor. Gnathophiurina Matsumoto 1915
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Superfm. Amphiuroidea Ljungman 1867
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Fm. Amphiuridae Ljungman 1867
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G. Amphioplus Verrill 1899
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†Amphioplus uchigoensis Ishida 1992
G. Amphiura Forbes 1843
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†Amphiura cretacea Spencer 1907
†Amphiura lymani Waring 1917
†Amphiura plana Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Amphiura sanctaecrucis Arnold 1908
G. †Bibophiura Bignot et al. 1987
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†Bibophiura operculifera Bignot et al. 1987
G. †Deckersamphiura Jagt 2000
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†Deckersamphiura vitea Jagt 2001
G. Nullamphiura Fell 1962
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†Nullamphiura felli Skwarko 1963
G. Ophiocnida Lyman 1865
G. †Xanthamphiura Hess 1970
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Invalid names: Amphiurinae Matsumoto 1915 [empty], Ophiactininae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Invalid names: Amphilepididae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Superfm. Ophiactoidea Matsumoto 1915
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Fm. Ophiactidae Matsumoto 1915
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G. Ophiactis Lütken 1856
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†Ophiactis applegatei Martin-Medrano et al. 2009
†Ophiactis sulcata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Fm. Ophiopholidae O'Hara et al. 2018
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G. Ophiopholis Müller and Troschel 1840
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Fm. Ophiotrichidae Ljungman 1867
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G. Ophiothela Verrill 1867
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†Ophiothela semirotunda Kutscher and Jagt 2000
G. Ophiothrix Müller and Troschel 1840
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†Ophiothrix bongaertsi Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiothrix cristata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiothrix royeri de Loriol 1872
Invalid names: Ophiothamnidae O'Hara et al. 2018 [empty]
Subor. Ophionereidina O'Hara et al. 2017
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Superfm. Ophiolepidoidea Ljungman 1867
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Fm. Hemieuryalidae Verrill 1899
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G. Hemieuryale von Martens 1867
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†Hemieuryale parva Kutscher and Jagt 2000
G. Ophiozonella Matsumoto 1915
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†Ophiozonella stoehrae Thuy and Kroh 2011
G. Sigsbeia Lyman 1878
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†Sigsbeia lunaris Hess 1962
Invalid names: Hemieuryalinae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Fm. Ophiolepididae Matsumoto 1915
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G. †Aplocoma d'Orbigny 1852
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†Aplocoma aalensis Hess 1991
†Aplocoma agassizi von Münster 1839
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Invalid names: Ophiura prisca Goldfuss 1833 [synonym]
†Aplocoma brevispina Hess 1985
†Aplocoma buehleri Hess 1970
†Aplocoma granulata Benecke 1868
†Aplocoma lariensis Airaghi 1908
†Aplocoma mutata Hess 1970
†Aplocoma torrii Desio 1951
G. †Archaeophiomusium Hattin 1967
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†Archaeophiomusium andinum Sanchez 1983
Invalid names: Ophiuraster Miller 1958 [replaced]
G. †Enakomusium Thuy 2015 [brittle star]
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†Enakomusium whymanae Ewin and Thuy 2017
G. †Eozonella Thuy et al. 2013
G. †Mesophiomusium Kutscher and Jagt 2000
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†Mesophiomusium geisingense Kutscher 1992
†Mesophiomusium moenense Kutscher and Jagt 2000
G. Ophiolepis Müller and Troschel 1840
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†Ophiolepis bertrandi Lanquine 1916
†Ophiolepis falsa Jagt 2000
†Ophiolepis gracilis Allman 1863
†Ophiolepis granulata Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiolepis linea Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophiolepis ulmensis Boehm 1889
Invalid names: Ophiomastinae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
Superfm. Ophionereidoidea Ljungman 1867
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Fm. Ophionereididae Ljungman 1867
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G. Ophiochiton Lyman 1878
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†Ophiochiton pratti Forbes 1843
G. †Ophioplax Lyman 1875
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†Ophioplax pratti Forbes 1844
Invalid names: Ophiochitonidae Matsumoto 1915 [synonym]
Invalid names: Amphilimnidae O'Hara et al. 2018 [empty]
Subor. Ophiopsilina Matsumoto 1915
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Superfm. Ophiopsiloidea Matsumoto 1915
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Invalid names: Ophiopsilidae Matsumoto 1915 [empty]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Asselian to the top of the Pleistocene or 298.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 293.52 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Oklahoma) Ophiuraster burrisi (94603)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Ophiuraster burrisi (94602)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) Archaeophiomusium burrisi, Archaeophiomusium bispinosum (97421)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Nevada) Archaeophiomusium burrisi (38745 38826 38827)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Venezuela (Trujillo) Archaeophiomusium andinum (95255)
Noginskian276.8 - 264.9USA (Kansas) Ophiuraster burrisi (94604)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Pakistan Aplocoma torrii (110936)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7China (Shaanxi) Ophiolepis shaanxiensis (150462)
Aegean - Bithynian246.7 - 244.24Japan Aplocoma sp. (111557)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (Veneto) Acroura granulata (79547)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Ophiolepis sp. (32499)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Israel (Negev) Aplocoma sp. (31898)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom Aplocoma sp. (59042)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France Ophiolepis bertrandi (62031)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Netherlands Aplocoma agassizi (137658 137660)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Switzerland Aplocoma brevispina (32019)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Portugal Aplocoma sp. (31914)
Middle Hettangian201.4 - 199.5France (Herault) Aplocoma mutata (31892)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Luxembourg Hemieuryale sp. (32014)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (England) Hemieuryale lunaris (59030)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Switzerland Hemieuryale lunaris (58314)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Switzerland Ophiomusium scabrum (58315)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom Hemieuryale sp., Sigsbeia lunaris, Ophiopholis trispinosa, Ophiomusium geisingense, Ophiomusium scabrum (62253)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany (Bayern) Ophiomusium geisingense (32011)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Switzerland Ophiomusium scabrum (58316)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ophiopholis trispinosa, Ophiomusium geisingense, Ophiomusium scabrum (31987)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4France (Poitou-Charentes) Mesophiomusium geisingense, Sigsbeia lunaris, Mesophiomusium scabrum (31839)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany (Thüringen) Sigsbeia lunaris, Ophiopholis trispinosa, Ophiomusium geisingense, Ophiomusium scabrum (31988)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany (Baden-Würtemberg) Aplocoma aalensis (31897)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany (Bayern) Sigsbeia lunaris, Ophiomusium geisingense, Ophiomusium scabrum (31989)
Middle Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.7 - 168.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Sigsbeia lunaris, Ophiopholis trispinosa, Ophiomusium geisingense (31990)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Enakomusium sp. (182912) Ophioplax prattii (130656)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Ophiopholis trispinosa (61718 61719)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom Ophiochiton prattii (62268)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Switzerland Hemieuryale argoviensis (61723) Hemieuryale sp. (58317)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Hemieuryale argoviensis (61724)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France (Haut-Rhin) Ophiothrix royeri (62062)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Ophiolepis ulmensis (90025)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Amphiuridae indet. (35262)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France (Var) Amphiuridae indet. (58575)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland (Neuchatel) Ophiopeza buhleri, Xanthamphiura hauteriviensis (31986)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Drôme) Ophiozonella stoehrae (75576 177726)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Eozonella sp. (182914)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Antarctica Mesophiomusium paragraysonensis (216890)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Antarctica Mesophiomusium paragraysonensis (216887)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Mexico (Puebla) Ophiura sp. (80283)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) Nullamphiura felli (80267)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Amphiura cretacea (59055)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Czechia Amphiura plana (58092)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Amphiura plana (62041)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Amphiura plana (99235)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) Amphiura plana, Ophiothrix bongaertsi, Ophiothrix cristata, Ophiactis sulcata, Ophiolepis falsa (32147)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Amphiura plana, Ophiolepis sp. (32024)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Landes) Amphiura sp., Ophiolepis n. sp. (213857 213878) Ophiactis sp. (38810) Ophiolepis n. sp. (38807 213870) Ophiolepis sp. (38808) Ophiothela sp. (38809) Ophiothrix sp. (86448 213855)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Netherlands (Limburg) Deckersamphiura vitea (32037)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Amphiura lymani (193033)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Chihuahua) Amphiura sp. (80284)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Amphiura plana, Ophiothela semirotunda, Hemieuryale parva, Mesophiomusium moenense, Ophiothrix bongaertsi, Ophiothrix cristata, Ophiactis sulcata, Ophiolepis granulata, Ophiolepis linea (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Amphiura plana (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Landes) Ophiactis sp. (214113)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Amphiura plana, Ophiothela semirotunda, Hemieuryale parva, Mesophiomusium moenense, Ophiothrix cristata, Ophiactis sulcata, Ophiolepis granulata, Ophiolepis linea (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Deckersamphiura inusitata (32167)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Ophiothrix bongaertsi (32162)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Netherlands Amphiura plana, Deckersamphiura inusitata (32160)
Danian66.0 - 61.66France Bibophiura operculifera (138222)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Japan (Fukushima) Amphioplus uchigoensis (32038)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Venezuela (Zulia) Amphioplus venezuelanus (204605)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (California) Amphiura sanctaecrucis (59159)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Amphiura santaecrucis (37547)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Scotland) Ophiolepis gracilis (140347)