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Ophiopholidae

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida - Ophiopholidae

Taxonomy
Ophiopholidae was named by O'Hara et al. (2018). It is extant. Its type is Ophiopholis.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Ophiactidea by O'Hara et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Ophiactoidea by O'Hara et al. (2018).

Subtaxa
Ophiopholis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Ophiopholidae O'Hara et al. p. 22

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

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.

Fm. Ophiopholidae O'Hara et al. 2018
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G. Ophiopholis Müller and Troschel 1840
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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 Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Oxfordian or 184.20000 to 154.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 182.9 Ma

Collections (6 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)