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Ophionereidina

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida

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

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

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.

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]
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

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 (57 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 - 274.4Venezuela (Trujillo) Archaeophiomusium andinum (95255)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Nevada) Archaeophiomusium burrisi (38745 38826 38827)
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 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Ophiolepis sp. (32499)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy (Veneto) Acroura granulata (79547)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Israel (Negev) Aplocoma sp. (31898)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom Aplocoma sp. (59042)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Netherlands Aplocoma agassizi (137658 137660)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France Ophiolepis bertrandi (62031)
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 - 182.9Germany (Bayern) Ophiomusium geisingense (32011)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Switzerland Ophiomusium scabrum (58316)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom Hemieuryale sp., Sigsbeia lunaris, Ophiomusium geisingense, Ophiomusium scabrum (62253)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) 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, 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, Ophiomusium geisingense (31990)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Enakomusium sp. (182912) Ophioplax prattii (130656)
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)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Ophiolepis ulmensis (90025)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland (Neuchatel) Ophiopeza buhleri (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)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) Ophiolepis falsa (32147)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Ophiolepis sp. (32024)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Landes) Ophiolepis n. sp. (38807 213857 213870 213878) Ophiolepis sp. (38808)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Hemieuryale parva, Mesophiomusium moenense, Ophiolepis granulata, Ophiolepis linea (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Hemieuryale parva, Mesophiomusium moenense, Ophiolepis granulata, Ophiolepis linea (32023)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Scotland) Ophiolepis gracilis (140347)