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Ophioscolecida

Ophiuroidea - Ophioscolecida

Taxonomy
Ophioscolecida was named by O'Hara et al. (2017). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ophintegrida by O'Hara et al. (2017) and O'Hara et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Ophioscolecida O'Hara et al.
2018Ophioscolecida O'Hara et al. p. 11

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

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. Ophioscolecida O'Hara et al. 2017
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Fm. Ophioscolecidae Lütken 1869
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G. Ophioscolex Müller and Troschel 1842
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†Ophioscolex clivulus Kutscher and Jagt 2000
†Ophioscolex cretaceus Kutscher and Jagt 2000
Invalid names: Ophiohelidae Perrier 1893 [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 Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Belgium (Liege) Ophioscolex clivulus, Ophioscolex cretaceus (32147)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Ophioscolex n. sp. (38808 38810)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophioscolex clivulus, Ophioscolex cretaceus (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium (Liege) Ophioscolex cretaceus (32148)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Ophioscolex clivulus, Ophioscolex cretaceus (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Netherlands Ophioscolex cretacea (32160)