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Ophiactoidea

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Ophiactoidea Matsumoto
2017Ophiactidea O'Hara et al.
2018Ophiactoidea O'Hara et al. p. 21

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

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.

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]
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 Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 184.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.9 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom Ophiopholis trispinosa (62253)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ophiopholis trispinosa (31987)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany (Thüringen) Ophiopholis trispinosa (31988)
Middle Aalenian - Early/Lower Bajocian174.7 - 168.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Ophiopholis trispinosa (31990)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Ophiopholis trispinosa (61718 61719)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France (Haut-Rhin) Ophiothrix royeri (62062)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Mexico (Puebla) Ophiura sp. (80283)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Landes) Ophiactis sp. (38810) Ophiothela sp. (38809) Ophiothrix sp. (86448 213855)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium (Liege) Ophiothrix bongaertsi, Ophiothrix cristata, Ophiactis sulcata (32147)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Landes) Ophiactis sp. (214113)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Ophiothela semirotunda, Ophiothrix bongaertsi, Ophiothrix cristata, Ophiactis sulcata (32022)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Ophiothela semirotunda, Ophiothrix cristata, Ophiactis sulcata (32023)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Ophiothrix bongaertsi (32162)