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Ophionereidoidea

Ophiuroidea - Amphilepidida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ophionereidoidea Ljungman
2017Ophionereididea O'Hara et al.
2018Ophionereidoidea O'Hara et al. p. 18

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

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. 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 Callovian to the top of the Oxfordian or 165.30000 to 154.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 161.5 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Ophioplax prattii (130656)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom Ophiochiton prattii (62268)